CVE-2025-64658 Windows File Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A race condition in Windows Shell allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-64658?
CVE-2025-64658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 9 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-64658?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2 and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-64658?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-64658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-64658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-64658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809
- CVE-2024-29988 Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2024-21412 Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2025-62221 Microsoft Windows Use After Free
- CVE-2025-30400 Microsoft Windows DWM Core Library Use-After-Free
- CVE-2024-21338 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fhmq-36m9-74f3.