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CVE-2025-21190

Windows - Telephony Service

Microsoft CVSS 8.8 Updated March 10, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Telephony Service, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. This vulnerability is considered critical and should be patched as soon as possible to prevent potential attacks."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service
Target Asset TapiSrv
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: TapiSrv (Service)
$Targets = 'TapiSrv'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Telephony services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply patch for CVE-2025-21190 to prevent remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Telephony Service

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