CVE-2025-62215
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2025-62215- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-93397
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2025-93397- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr5f-g8f8-p354
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in...
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-hr5f-g8f8-p354- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Race Condition Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-62215- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2025-62215- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h3
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | abrewer251/CVE-2025-62215_Windows_Kernel_PE | 2025-11-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | mrk336/Kernel-Chaos-Weaponizing-CVE-2025-62215-for-SYSTEM-Privilege-Escalation | 2025-11-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | nullxall/cve-2025-62215-exploit-poc | 2025-11-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | theman001/CVE-2025-62215 | 2025-12-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | uky007/CVE-2025-62215_analysis | 2026-02-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | gowonisgood/CVE-2025-62215-POC | 2026-03-02 |
| Exploit-DB | Windows Kernel - Elevation of Privilege | 2026-04-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | Hu2ie/CVE-2025-62215-Windows-Kernel---Elevation-of-Privilege | 2026-10-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-62215 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows, published November 11, 2025. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 12, 2025. EUVD reports exploitation since November 12, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.46%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.