CVE-2025-32721

Windows Recovery Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2025 at 05:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:12 AM UTC
14 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows 10 1809

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.0.10240.2103410.0.10240.0 ≤ v < 10.0.10240.2103410.0.10240.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.10240.21034, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.8148, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.17763.743410.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.743410.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.7434, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.19044.596510.0.19044.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19044.596510.0.19044.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.19044.5965, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.19045.596510.0.19045.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19045.596510.0.19045.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.19045.5965, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.22621.547210.0.22621.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22621.547210.0.22621.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22621.5472, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.22631.547210.0.22631.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22631.547210.0.22631.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.5472, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.26100.427010.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.434910.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.4270, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.4349, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.814810.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.8148, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.17763.743410.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.743410.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.7434, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.3HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-59

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