CVE-2025-21298: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21298) is a use-after-free issue (CWE-416) in the Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) component of Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems without requiring user interaction or privileges, due to improper handling of memory in OLE. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges on affected Windows 10 Version 1507 systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
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-2025-21298 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2025-21298: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-21298) is a use-after-free issue (CWE-416) in the Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) component of Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems without requiring user interaction or privileges, due to improper handling of memory in OLE. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges on affected Windows 10 Version 1507 systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
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-2025-21298 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-2025-21298","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd509ed239a66badeb70
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:51:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 149
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