CVE-2025-21242: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Kerberos Information Disclosure Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2025-21242: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Kerberos Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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