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CVE-2025-62215

High 7.0 Exploited in the wild (KEV)

Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog

Name
Microsoft Windows Race Condition Vulnerability
Added to catalog
Remediation due date (US federal)
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.0 (HIGH) Score source: CNA CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
4% (percentile: 91) as of 1 November 2026
CWE
CWE-362, CWE-415

Affected products

microsoft: windows 10 1809; microsoft: windows 10 21h2; microsoft: windows 10 22h2; microsoft: windows 11 23h2; microsoft: windows 11 24h2; microsoft: windows 11 25h2; microsoft: windows server 2019; microsoft: windows server 2022; microsoft: windows server 2022 23h2; microsoft: windows server 2025

References