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CVE-2025-21189: MapUrlToZone Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-41

Description

MapUrlToZone Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: before 10.0.10240.20890 — fixed in 10.0.10240.20890
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.7699 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7699
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.6775 — fixed in 10.0.17763.6775
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.5371 — fixed in 10.0.19044.5371
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.5371 — fixed in 10.0.19045.5371
• Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.4751 — fixed in 10.0.22621.4751
• Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.4751 — fixed in 10.0.22631.4751
• Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.2894 — fixed in 10.0.26100.2894
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.7699 — fixed in 10.0.14393.7699
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.6775 — fixed in 10.0.17763.6775
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.3091 — fixed in 10.0.20348.3091
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1369 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1369
• Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.2894 — fixed in 10.0.26100.2894

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.20890; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.7699; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.6775; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.5371; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.5371; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.4751; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.4751; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.2894; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.7699; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.6775; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.3091; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1369. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21189

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