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CVE-2025-21242: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21242cvecve-2025-21242cwe-200
Published: 01/14/2025 (01/14/2025, 18:03:31 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Windows 10 Version 1507

Description

Windows Kerberos Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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, 09:45:27 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-21242, affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It involves an information disclosure flaw in the Windows Kerberos implementation, potentially exposing sensitive authentication information to unauthorized actors. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.9, reflecting network attack vector with high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive Kerberos authentication information, potentially aiding attackers in further attacks. However, it does not impact integrity or availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1507 to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21242 for detailed patching instructions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2024-12-10T23:54:12.925Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21242","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 68c0bd4e9ed239a66badeac1

Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:38 UTC

Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:45:27 UTC

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

Views: 144

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