CVE-2025-21289 Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Message Queuing on affected Windows systems, requiring patches to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-21289?

CVE-2025-21289 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21289?

It affects 15 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1507, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 and 9 more.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-21289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 1507 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rpr6-945p-jm7x.

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