CVE-2025-21420

Published Feb 11, 2025

Last updated a year ago

CVSS high 7.8

Windows Disk Cleanup

Overview

Description: Windows Disk Cleanup Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Source: secure@microsoft.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: windows_10_1507, windows_10_1607, windows_10_1809, windows_10_21h2, windows_10_22h2, windows_11_22h2, windows_11_23h2, windows_11_24h2, windows_server_2012, windows_server_2016, windows_server_2019, windows_server_2022, windows_server_2022_23h2, windows_server_2025

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

secure@microsoft.com: CWE-59
nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Weaknesses

Social media

Configurations

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