November 12, 2025 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2025-62215 — Microsoft Windows
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.