CVE-2025-21335: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-21335 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP on Windows 10 Version 21H2 (build 10.0.19044.0). The vulnerability allows elevation of privilege due to improper handling of kernel objects, enabling an attacker with local access and low privileges to gain higher privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges on a Windows 10 Version 21H2 system to elevate their privileges to a higher level, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high impact ratings. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 21H2 (build 10.0.19044.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21335 for update details and installation instructions.
CVE-2025-21335: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Description
Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-21335 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP on Windows 10 Version 21H2 (build 10.0.19044.0). The vulnerability allows elevation of privilege due to improper handling of kernel objects, enabling an attacker with local access and low privileges to gain higher privileges. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges on a Windows 10 Version 21H2 system to elevate their privileges to a higher level, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high impact ratings. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 21H2 (build 10.0.19044.0) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21335 for update details and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-11T00:29:48.351Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21335","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68881726ad5a09ad0088bbc8
Added to database: 07/29/2025, 00:34:46 UTC
Last enriched: 06/10/2026, 09:56:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 297
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