9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2025-21311
Microsoft Windows NTLM Privilege Escalation
Description

Windows NTLM V1 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-21311 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_2022_23h2
2 Microsoft windows_11_24h2
3 Microsoft windows_server_2025
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-2025-21311.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21311

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-21311 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • CrowdStrike.com
January 2025 Patch Tuesday: 10 Critical Vulnerabilities and Eight Zero-Days Among 159 CVEs

Microsoft has released security updates for 159 vulnerabilities in its January 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout. Among these are 10 Critical vulnerabilities and eight zero-days affecting the Windows Hyper-V ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (1 hour, 24 minutes ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
January 2025 Patch Tuesday: 10 Critical Vulnerabilities and Eight Zero-Days Among 159 CVEs

Microsoft has released security updates for 159 vulnerabilities in its January 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout. Among these are 10 Critical vulnerabilities and eight zero-days affecting the Windows Hyper-V ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (3 hours, 24 minutes ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
January 2025 Patch Tuesday: 10 Critical Vulnerabilities and Eight Zero-Days Among 159 CVEs

Microsoft has released security updates for 159 vulnerabilities in its January 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout. Among these are 10 Critical vulnerabilities and eight zero-days affecting the Windows Hyper-V ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (9 hours, 24 minutes ago)
  • The Hacker News
3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft's Latest Security Update

Microsoft kicked off 2025 with a new set of patches for a total of 161 security vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including three zero-days that have been actively exploited in attacks. O ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (12 hours, 30 minutes ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Microsoft’s January 2025 Patch Tuesday Fixes 159 Vulnerabilities, Including 10 Critical and 8 Zero-Days

Microsoft delivers its first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with a robust security update addressing a wide range of vulnerabilities. With 159 issues patched, including 10 critical and 149 important ones, this ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (15 hours, 57 minutes ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Microsoft Patch Tuesday- January 2025

Microsoft released the January 2025 Patch Tuesday updates on January 14, 2025, focusing on addressing critical security vulnerabilities across various Microsoft products. This update cycle includes se ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (16 hours, 3 minutes ago)
  • The Register
Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V

Patch Tuesday The first Patch Tuesday of 2025 has seen Microsoft address three under-attack privilege-escalation flaws in its Hyper-V hypervisor, plus plenty more problems that deserve your attention. ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (16 hours, 12 minutes ago)
  • Dark Reading
Microsoft Rings in 2025 With Record Security Update

Source: Elena11 via ShutterstockMicrosoft's January update contains patches for a record 159 vulnerabilities, including eight zero-day bugs, three of which attackers are already actively exploiting.Th ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (18 hours, 49 minutes ago)
  • krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft: Happy 2025. Here’s 161 Security Updates

Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day” weaknesses that are already under active attack. Redmond’s ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (18 hours, 55 minutes ago)
  • tripwire.com
VERT Threat Alert: January 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s January 2025 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1139 as soon as coverage is completed.In ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (20 hours, 37 minutes ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Microsoft January 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 8 zero-days, 159 flaws

Today is Microsoft's January 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 159 flaws, including eight zero-day vulnerabilities, with three actively exploited in attacks.This Patch Tuesday al ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (22 hours, 44 minutes ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-21311 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.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Windows NTLM V1 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-303
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21311
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-21311 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-2025-21311 weaknesses.

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