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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-21294
CVE-2025-21294:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Digest Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21294) was discovered and disclosed on January 14, 2025. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-591 (Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory) as reported by Microsoft Corporation (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability allows for remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. The CVSS scoring indicates that successful exploitation could lead to complete system compromise (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Multiple KB patches are available for affected systems including KB5050013 for Windows 10 1507, KB5049993 for Windows 10 1607, KB5050008 for Windows 10 1809, and various other versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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