CVE-2025-21268: CWE-41: Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
MapUrlToZone Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-21268 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) involving improper resolution of path equivalence in the MapUrlToZone security feature. This flaw allows a security feature bypass, potentially enabling an attacker to circumvent zone-based security restrictions. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing security features related to URL zone mapping, which could lead to reduced security enforcement on certain URLs or paths. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. Exploitation requires user interaction but no privileges, and the attack can be performed remotely over the network.
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-2025-21268 for detailed patch information and update instructions.
CVE-2025-21268: CWE-41: Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
MapUrlToZone Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-21268 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) involving improper resolution of path equivalence in the MapUrlToZone security feature. This flaw allows a security feature bypass, potentially enabling an attacker to circumvent zone-based security restrictions. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (medium severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing security features related to URL zone mapping, which could lead to reduced security enforcement on certain URLs or paths. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. Exploitation requires user interaction but no privileges, and the attack can be performed remotely over the network.
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-2025-21268 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-2025-21268","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd4f9ed239a66badeafb
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:39 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:47:40 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 114
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