CVE
CVE-2025-21298
- First Reported
- Oct 20, 2026
- Latest Reported
- Oct 20, 2026
CVE Enrichment
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL
- EPSS
- 80.91%
- EPSS Percentile
- 99.63%
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
Description
Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Technical Details
- CVSS Version
- 3.1
- CNA / NVD Source
- secure@microsoft.com
- Published
- 15-Jan-2025 01:15
- Last Modified
- 17-Jun-2026 15:43
- EPSS Date
- 2026-10-20
- CWE
- CWE-416
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1 AV:N /
AC:L /
PR:N /
UI:N /
S:U /
C:H /
I:H /
A:H
Affected Products / Versions
- microsoft / windows_10_1507
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.10240.20890
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* - microsoft / windows_10_1507
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.10240.20890
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* - microsoft / windows_10_1607
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.14393.7699
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* - microsoft / windows_10_1607
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.14393.7699
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* - microsoft / windows_10_1809
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.17763.6775
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* - microsoft / windows_10_1809
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.17763.6775
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* - microsoft / windows_10_21h2
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.19044.5371
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_10_22h2
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.19045.5371
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_11_22h2
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.22621.4751
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_11_23h2
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.22631.4751
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_11_24h2
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.26100.2894
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2008
Version / affected range: -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2008
Version / affected range: r2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* - microsoft / windows_server_2012
Version / affected range: -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2012
Version / affected range: r2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2016
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.14393.7699
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2019
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.17763.6775
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2022
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.20348.3091
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2022_23h2
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.25398.1369
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - microsoft / windows_server_2025
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 10.0.26100.2894
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
References
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)
- they are compounded, as seen with CVE-2025-32711, CVE-2025-21298 and CVE-2025-65037, they BeyondTrust Report: Critical Microsoft Vulnerabilities Doubled in 2025
CVE (6)
People (10)
Vendors (2)
Products (9)
Countries (1)
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