VDB-295301 · CVE-2025-21337 · GCVE-0-2025-21337

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 NTFS access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component NTFS. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-21337. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NTFS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 02/11/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-21337. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/28/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 3.3
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 3.3
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
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Timelineinfo

02/11/2025 🔍
02/11/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2025 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295301
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2025 19:18
Updated: 02/28/2025 17:36
Changes: 02/11/2025 19:18 (7), 02/11/2025 19:19 (28), 02/11/2025 19:22 (34), 02/28/2025 17:36 (10)
Complete: 🔍
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