CVE-2025-21298

9.8

CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

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 !

Source :

[email protected]

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
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

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 20

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

Apply the latest security updates to your Windows system to patch the OLE vulnerability.

Update Windows to the latest version.
Install available security patches for Windows.
Review Microsoft security advisories for guidance.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-21298 has a 18 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:

CWE-416: Use After Free

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).

Arkha-Corvus/LetsDefend-SOC336-Windows-OLE-Zero-Click-RCE-Exploitation-Detected-CVE-2025-21298-

We are expected to investigate a critical alert reporting a Windows OLE zero-click RCE exploitation (CVE-2025-21298) delivered via a malicious RTF attachment.

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Oct. 11, 2025, 7:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

fy-poc/full-poc-CVE-2025_21298

Complete analysis of CVE-2025-21298, a double free vulnerability related to ole32 library in windows.

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Sept. 22, 2025, 6:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks 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.

B1ack4sh/Blackash-CVE-2025-21298

CVE-2025-21298

Rich Text Format

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

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

yembors64632/cve_monitor_Public

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks 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.

kodamap/epss_mcp

None

Python Dockerfile

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks 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.

MacUchegit/SOC336---Windows-OLE-Zero-Click-RCE-Exploitation-Investigation

None

Updated: 5 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.

PuddinCat/GithubRepoSpider

监控Github最新网络安全相关的仓库...

cve cybersecurity github spider

Shell Python Nix

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

26 stars 5 fork 5 watcher

Born at : May 9, 2025, 2:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

CyprianAtsyor/SOC336-Windows-OLE-Zero-Click-RCE-Detection

None

Updated: 6 months 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.

SUmidcyber/Malware-Analysis-Reports

Dive into detailed technical analysis of critical vulnerabilities and malware. Stay informed, contribute, and help us improve cybersecurity together.

apt apt29 cyber-threat-intelligence cybersecurity cybersecurity-education exploit forensic-analysis forensics-tools ioc-development malware malware-analysis malware-detection osint zero-day zero-day-exploit

Updated: 5 months, 2 weeks 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.

mr-big-leach/CVE-2025-21298

None

Rich Text Format

Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks 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.

Denyningbow/rtf-ctf-cve-2025-21298

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

Rich Text Format

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks 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.

Dit-Developers/CVE-2025-21298

A Critical Windows OLE Zero-Click Vulnerability

Updated: 7 months, 3 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.

plzheheplztrying/cve_monitor

None

HTML Python Shell

Updated: 3 months, 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.

ynwarcs/CVE-2025-21298

Proof of concept & details for CVE-2025-21298

Rich Text Format

Updated: 3 months, 1 week 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.

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

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