CVE-2025-21301: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Geolocation Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-21301 and categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It allows unauthorized information disclosure via the Windows Geolocation Service due to insufficient access control. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges but no user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive geolocation information from the affected Windows 10 system. 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-2025-21301 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2025-21301: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Geolocation Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-21301 and categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It allows unauthorized information disclosure via the Windows Geolocation Service due to insufficient access control. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges but no user interaction. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive geolocation information from the affected Windows 10 system. 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-2025-21301 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-10T23:54:12.950Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21301","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68c0bd509ed239a66badeb79
Added to database: 09/09/2025, 23:50:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:51:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 107
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