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CVE-2025-21337VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-21337: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Improper Access Control

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Feb 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Affected
  • =10.0.10240.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

The primary mitigation for CVE-2025-21337 is to upgrade affected systems from Windows 10 Version 1507 to a supported and updated version of Windows 10 or later, as this early build is no longer supported and unlikely to receive patches. Organizations should conduct an inventory to identify any systems still running this version and prioritize their upgrade or replacement. In environments where upgrading is not immediately feasible, applying strict access controls and limiting local user privileges can reduce the risk of exploitation. Monitoring for unusual local privilege escalation attempts and implementing endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions can help detect potential exploitation attempts. Additionally, network segmentation and least privilege principles should be enforced to limit the impact of any successful local compromise.

Description

Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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