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CVE-2025-47972VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-47972: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Race Condition

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 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

1. Immediately identify and inventory all systems running Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) within the organization. 2. Prioritize upgrading or migrating these systems to supported, patched Windows versions to eliminate exposure. 3. Implement strict network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of vulnerable systems to untrusted networks. 4. Monitor network traffic and system logs for unusual IME-related activities or privilege escalation attempts. 5. Employ application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect and block suspicious behavior related to IME processes. 6. Restrict user privileges to the minimum necessary to reduce the impact of potential exploitation. 7. Educate users about the risks of interacting with untrusted content or network resources that could trigger the vulnerability. 8. Stay alert for official patches or advisories from Microsoft and apply them promptly once available. 9. Consider deploying virtual patching or compensating controls at network perimeter devices to detect and block exploitation attempts. 10. Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments focusing on legacy Windows systems to identify and remediate other potential weaknesses.

Description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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