CVE-2025-21370 Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a flaw in Windows VBS Enclave to elevate privileges on affected Windows 11 systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-21370?
CVE-2025-21370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 14 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21370?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21370?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-21370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
- CVE-2024-49117 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-21435 Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-24084 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-33054 Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-29828 Windows Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxq3-vwh4-3gfm.