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CVE-2025-21368VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-21368: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 82% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/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

1. Upgrade affected systems to a supported and fully patched version of Windows 10 or later, as Windows 10 Version 1507 is out of mainstream support and unlikely to receive patches. 2. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, disable Digest Authentication on affected systems to eliminate the attack vector. 3. Implement network-level protections such as firewall rules to restrict access to services using Digest Authentication, limiting exposure to trusted networks only. 4. Employ intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to monitor for anomalous authentication traffic patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. 5. Conduct thorough asset inventories to identify all systems running Windows 10 Version 1507 and prioritize remediation efforts accordingly. 6. Apply strict privilege management to minimize accounts with low privileges that could be leveraged in exploitation. 7. Monitor security advisories from Microsoft for any forthcoming patches or mitigations and apply them promptly. 8. Educate IT staff about this vulnerability and ensure incident response plans include scenarios involving remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Description

Microsoft Digest Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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