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CVE-2025-21299: CWE-922: Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21299cvecve-2025-21299cwe-922
Published: 01/14/2025 (01/14/2025, 18:03:51 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Windows 10 Version 1507

Description

Windows Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.1high

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Affected versions
10.0.10240.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/10/2026, 09:51:23 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-21299 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) related to insecure storage of sensitive information in the Kerberos authentication feature. This weakness enables a security feature bypass, potentially allowing an attacker with local access and low privileges to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or escalate privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.1 (high), reflecting the impact on confidentiality and integrity. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to compromise of sensitive information protected by the Kerberos authentication mechanism, affecting confidentiality and integrity on the affected system. The attack requires local access with low privileges and does not require user interaction. Availability is not impacted. 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-2025-21299 to remediate this vulnerability.

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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-2025-21299","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 68c0bd509ed239a66badeb73

Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:40 UTC

Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:51:23 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

Views: 120

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