Deadlock in Windows Server - CVE-2025-21313
Published: January 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102698
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21313
CWE-ID: CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock issue in Windows Security Account Manager (SAM). A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2025-21313
Install updates from vendor's website.
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.7785, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1369, 2025 10.0.26100.2894