CVE-2025-21265: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-21265 is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Windows Digital Media on Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local privileges to read memory outside the intended bounds, potentially leading to elevation of privilege. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.6, indicating a medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to elevate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control of the affected system. The confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated high according to the CVSS vector, indicating significant potential damage if exploited.
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 (build 10.0.10240.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21265 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
CVE-2025-21265: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.6medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-21265 is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Windows Digital Media on Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local privileges to read memory outside the intended bounds, potentially leading to elevation of privilege. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.6, indicating a medium severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with low privileges to elevate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control of the affected system. The confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated high according to the CVSS vector, indicating significant potential damage if exploited.
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 (build 10.0.10240.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21265 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-10T23:54:12.935Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21265","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd4f9ed239a66badeaf5
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:39 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:47:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 97
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