Exposed dangerous method or function in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-26651
Published: April 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107242
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-2025-26651
CWE-ID: CWE-749
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 the exposure of a dangerous function in Windows Local Session Manager (LSM). A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2025-26651
Install update from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 1607 10.0.14393.7970, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.5191, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.5191, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3775
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22523, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1551, 2022 10.0.20348.3454, 2025 10.0.26100.3775
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22523, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1551, 2022 10.0.20348.3454, 2025 10.0.26100.3775