EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CVE-2025-62215 is an actively exploited Windows Kernel zero‑day (race condition + double‑free) that allows a local, low‑privilege user to escalate to system.
- CVE ID: CVE-2025-62215
- Active Region: Global
- Affected Sector: All Sectors
- Affected Product: Windows 10 (ESU), Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022, 2025
- Severity: High (CVSS: 7.0)
- Published Date: November 11, 2025
TECHNICAL DETAILS
- Microsoft patched a Windows kernel elevation-of-privilege (EoP) bug that stems from improper synchronization / race conditions in a kernel component, allowing memory-corruption (use-after-free / out-of-bounds) style impacts when abused.
- The bug was confirmed as a 0-day actively exploited in the wild prior to the November patch, prompting Microsoft to include it in the Patch Tuesday fixes.
- Exploits observed enable a local attacker (or an already-compromised low-privilege process) to escalate to SYSTEM/kernel privileges, enabling persistence, full…..
