CVE-2025-21297: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-21297 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Windows Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (version 6.1.7601.0). It enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system without requiring user interaction, though the attack complexity is high. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This could lead to full system compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21297 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2025-21297: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Description
Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-21297 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Windows Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (version 6.1.7601.0). It enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system without requiring user interaction, though the attack complexity is high. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This could lead to full system compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21297 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-10T23:54:12.949Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21297","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd509ed239a66badeb6d
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:51:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 112
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