Windows
CVE-2025-62215
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Concurrency control, locking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | High risk (CVSS 7.0). Kernel race conditions are reliable exploitation targets when the race can be won consistently. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker runs a multi-threaded exploit that races to access a shared kernel resource, winning the race to achieve privilege escalation from standard user to SYSTEM. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
Windows Kernel contains a race condition vulnerability enabling local privilege escalation through concurrent resource access with improper synchronization.
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A race condition in the Windows Kernel allows authorized local attackers to escalate privileges through concurrent access to shared resources.
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The CWE-362 race condition involves improper synchronization when multiple threads access a shared kernel resource, enabling privilege escalation.
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3DescriptionCVE.org
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-62215 presents moderate security risk, a race condition vulnerability rated CVSS 7.0. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild (KEV-listed) and requires immediate remediation. Immediate patching is required per CISA KEV mandate.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Race conditions occur when multiple concurrent requests exploit the brief time gap between checking a condition and acting upon it (TOCTOU - Time of Check, Time of Use).
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