November 12, 2025 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2025-62215 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Race Condition Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2025-11-12- Federal due date
2025-12-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 85.3th percentile (score 0.024, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62215
CISA short description
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.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.