CVE-2025-21288: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows COM Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21288) affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) and is categorized under CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource). It involves a flaw in the Windows COM server that can result in information disclosure. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges and no user interaction, and it has a scope change with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to disclose sensitive information due to the use of uninitialized resources in the COM server. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21288 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2025-21288: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows COM Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21288) affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) and is categorized under CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource). It involves a flaw in the Windows COM server that can result in information disclosure. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges and no user interaction, and it has a scope change with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to disclose sensitive information due to the use of uninitialized resources in the COM server. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. 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 in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21288 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-10T23:54:12.945Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21288","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd509ed239a66badeb4b
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:49:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 116
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