CVE-2025-21396
Microsoft Account Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAccount
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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Missing authorization in Microsoft Account allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21396SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.2HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862
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