CVE-2025-21214: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows BitLocker Information Disclosure Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-21214, affects Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) and involves an information disclosure issue (CWE-200) related to BitLocker. The vulnerability allows an unauthorized actor with physical access to the system to expose sensitive information. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.2, reflecting low attack vector (physical), high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive BitLocker information, potentially compromising data confidentiality on affected systems. There is no impact on integrity or availability. Exploitation requires physical access and is of high complexity, limiting the risk. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21214 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2025-21214: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows BitLocker Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.2medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-21214, affects Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) and involves an information disclosure issue (CWE-200) related to BitLocker. The vulnerability allows an unauthorized actor with physical access to the system to expose sensitive information. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.2, reflecting low attack vector (physical), high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive BitLocker information, potentially compromising data confidentiality on affected systems. There is no impact on integrity or availability. Exploitation requires physical access and is of high complexity, limiting the risk. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21214 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-05T21:43:30.770Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21214","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd4d9ed239a66badea6e
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:37 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:42:25 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 96
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