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Microsoft Windows Race Condition Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2025-11-12
Federal due date
2025-12-03
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
92.6th percentile (score 0.061, as of 2026-07-13)
NVD CVSS v3.1
7 (HIGH)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62215

CISA short description

Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability that allows a local attacker with low-level privileges to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

NVD description

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.