Microsoft Windows: Race Condition Vulnerability
What to do: Run Windows Update and restart the PC.
- Affects
- Microsoft Windows
- Identifier
- CVE-2025-62215
- What it is
- Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability that allows a local attacker with low-level privileges to escalate privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access.
- Official guidance
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.