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CVE-2025-21202: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21202cvecve-2025-21202cwe-284
Published: 01/14/2025 (01/14/2025, 18:04:19 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Windows 10 Version 1507

Description

Windows Recovery Environment Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.1medium

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Affected versions
10.0.10240.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/10/2026, 09:41:45 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21202) affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) and is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). It specifically impacts the Windows Recovery Environment Agent, allowing elevation of privilege due to insufficient access control. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.1, with an attack vector of physical access (AV:P), low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction. Confidentiality and integrity impacts are high, with no impact on availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability as detailed in their security update guide.

Potential Impact

An attacker with physical access to a system running the affected Windows 10 Version 1507 could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, potentially compromising system confidentiality and integrity. There is no known exploitation in the wild at this time. The vulnerability does not affect system availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as referenced in the vendor advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21202) to remediate this vulnerability.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2024-12-05T21:43:30.768Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21202","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 68c0bd4c9ed239a66badea4f

Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:36 UTC

Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:41:45 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

Views: 119

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