9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-21298
Microsoft Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 14, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 24, 2025, 9:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-21298 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2008
2 Microsoft windows_server_2012
3 Microsoft windows_server_2016
4 Microsoft windows_server_2019
5 Microsoft windows_10_1607
6 Microsoft windows_10_1809
7 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
8 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
9 Microsoft windows_server_2022
10 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
11 Microsoft windows_10_1507
12 Microsoft windows
13 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
14 Microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2
15 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
16 Microsoft windows_server_2012_r2
17 Microsoft windows_server_2008_r2
18 Microsoft windows_server_2008_sp2
19 Microsoft windows_11_24h2
20 Microsoft windows_server_2025
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for remote code execution; applying the latest security updates from the vendor will address the issue.
  • Apply the appropriate security updates based on your operating system version.
  • Reboot the system if prompted during the update process.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-21298 has a 15 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-21298.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21298 Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-21298 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-21298 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 310 different CVEs too.

CVE-2025-21298

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Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Born at : Aug. 9, 2025, 11:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 23, 2025, 11:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 88 different CVEs too.

None

Python Dockerfile

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2025, 2:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 17, 2025, 4:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 27, 2025, 5:04 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2025, 2:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

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Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
3 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : April 13, 2025, 5:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A safe CTF challenge demonstrating CVE-2025-21298 using RTF and OLE objects.

Rich Text Format

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 28, 2025, 3:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A Critical Windows OLE Zero-Click Vulnerability

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 7, 2025, 4:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML Python Shell

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 13, 2025, 8:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 891 different CVEs too.

Proof of concept & details for CVE-2025-21298

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Updated: 1 month ago
188 stars 45 fork 45 watcher
Born at : Jan. 20, 2025, 6:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Lantern Shark is a static file analyzer written in HTML and Javascript.

JavaScript HTML CSS

Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
16 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 7, 2022, 3:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

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Shell

Updated: 11 hours, 26 minutes ago
704 stars 121 fork 121 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2022, 1:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 220 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 5 hours, 4 minutes ago
7213 stars 1201 fork 1201 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 805 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-21298 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20890 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20890 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7699 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7699 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.6775 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.6775 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.5371 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.5371 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.4751 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.4751 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.26100.2894 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7699 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.6775 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.3091 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.1369 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.26100.2894
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21298 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21298 Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21298
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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