CVE-2025-62219: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A double free vulnerability (CVE-2025-62219) was discovered in the Microsoft Wireless Provisioning System. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 11, 2025, affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 10 and Windows 11 variants. This security flaw allows an authorized attacker with local access to elevate privileges on affected systems (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The flaw is classified under two Common Weakness Enumeration categories: CWE-415 (Double Free) and CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization) (NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with local access and low privileges to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM level, potentially gaining complete control over the affected system (Rapid7).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected versions of Windows. The patches are available through Windows Update and can be identified by the following KB numbers: KB5068864 (Windows 10 1607), KB5068791 (Windows 10 1809), KB5068781 (Windows 10 21H2/22H2), KB5068865 (Windows 11 23H2), KB5068861 (Windows 11 24H2/25H2) (Rapid7).