Race condition in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-21376

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103795

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21376

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). A remote attacker can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5487, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5487, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20915, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7785, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6893, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.4890, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.4890, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3107
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27566, 2008 6.0.6003.23117, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22417, 2012 6.2.9200.25317, 2016 10.0.14393.7785, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1425, 2022 10.0.20348.3148, 2022 10.0.20348.3207, 2025 10.0.26100.3107, 2025 10.0.26100.3194

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2025-21376

• Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)