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CVE-2025-21418 — Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2025-21418

CVE-2025-21418: Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Microsoft
Product Windows
Date added 2025-02-11
Due date 2025-03-04
Ransomware campaign use Unknown

Description

Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21418 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21418

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21418
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog