CVE-2025-62215: Microsoft Windows Race Condition Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2025-11-12
EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

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

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.8027 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8027
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.6575 — fixed in 10.0.19044.6575
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.6575 — fixed in 10.0.19045.6575
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.6199 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6199
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.7092 — fixed in 10.0.26100.7092
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: before 10.0.26200.7092 — fixed in 10.0.26200.7092
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.8027 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8027
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.4346 — fixed in 10.0.20348.4346
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1965 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1965
Microsoft Windows Server 2025: before 10.0.26100.7092 — fixed in 10.0.26100.7092

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.8027; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.6575; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.6575; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6199; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.7092; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.7092; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.8027; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.4346; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1965; Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.7092. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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