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CVE-2025-21313: CWE-833: Deadlock in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21313cvecve-2025-21313cwe-833
Published: 01/14/2025 (01/14/2025, 18:04:48 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Windows 11 Version 24H2

Description

Windows Security Account Manager (SAM) Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

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

Affected software

Affected versions
10.0.26100.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/10/2026, 09:53:14 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21313 and classified under CWE-833 (Deadlock), affects Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). It allows an attacker with low privileges and no user interaction to cause a denial of service by triggering a deadlock in the Security Account Manager (SAM) service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no impact on confidentiality or integrity but high impact on availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation results in denial of service by causing a deadlock in the SAM service, leading to system unavailability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity of the system. The attack requires low privileges and no user interaction, making it feasible in certain threat scenarios but limited in scope due to privilege requirements.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update as soon as possible. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21313 for detailed patch information and deployment instructions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2024-12-10T23:54:12.953Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21313","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 68c0c0d09ed239a66badfd11

Added to database: 09/10/2025, 00:05:36 UTC

Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:53:14 UTC

Last updated: 06/24/2026, 20:05:53 UTC

Views: 239

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