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CVE-2025-21418

Published: January 26, 2026
Last updated:4 hours ago (January 26, 2026)
Exploit: YesZero-day: YesPatch: YesTrend: Neutral
TL;DR
Updated January 26, 2026

CVE-2025-21418 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.

Key Points
  • 1High severity (CVSS 7.8/10)
  • 2EPSS: 8.00% - moderate likelihood of exploitation
  • 3Public exploits are available
  • 4Vendor patches are available
  • 5Strobes Priority Score: 728/1000 (High)
  • 6Affects products from: Microsoft
Severity Scores
CVSS v37.8
CVSS v20.0
Priority Score728.0
EPSS Score8.0
High
Exploitation LikelihoodLow
8.00%EPSS

Lower probability of exploitation

Patch during regular maintenance
8.00%
EPSS
7.8
CVSS
Yes
Exploit
Yes
Patch
Medium Priority
exploit exists

EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.

Description

Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS v3 Breakdown
Attack Vector:Local
Attack Complexity:Local
Privileges Required:Local
User Interaction:Network
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability:High
Exploit References
Cisa.gov
Patch References
[email protected]Zeroday CZ
Trend Analysis
Neutral
Vulnerable Products
VendorProduct
MicrosoftWindows 11 23h2
MicrosoftWindows 10 22h2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019
MicrosoftWindows 10 1607
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
MicrosoftWindows 11 22h2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025

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Advisories
CISA: Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.
GitHub AdvisoryNVD
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