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CVE-2025-21419VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-21419: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Link Following

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 53% 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:N/I:H/A:H/E:F/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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-21419, organizations should prioritize upgrading affected systems from Windows 10 Version 1507 to a supported and fully patched Windows 10 or Windows 11 version. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, applying any available security updates or patches from Microsoft is critical, although no specific patch links are currently provided. Restrict local access rights to trusted users only, enforce the principle of least privilege, and monitor for unusual file system activities related to symbolic links or setup file cleanup processes. Employ application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect and block suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Regularly audit and harden file system permissions, especially in directories involved in setup or cleanup operations. Additionally, educate users about the risks of local privilege escalation and enforce strong access controls on shared systems. Network segmentation can limit the impact of compromised local accounts.

Description

Windows Setup Files Cleanup Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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