Executive Risk Summary
"The Windows Disk Cleanup Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-21420, poses a risk to Windows systems by potentially allowing attackers to elevate their privileges. This vulnerability could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or disrupt system operations."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type System Tool
Target Asset Disk Cleanup Tool
Standard Path Windows System Directory
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Disk Cleanup Tool (System Tool)
$Target = "Disk Cleanup Tool"
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")
Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Filter $Target -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required
Required
Service Disruption
Low to Moderate
Internal Work Notes
Recommend applying the latest security updates from Microsoft to mitigate the vulnerability, and monitor system logs for suspicious activity related to the Disk Cleanup Tool.
Intelligence Sources
Scope of Impact
Windows Server 2022 23H2 Windows 10 1809 Windows 11 24H2 Windows 10 22H2 Windows Server 2012 (Version r2) Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2025 Windows 11 22H2 Windows 10 21H2 Windows 10 1607 Windows Server 2019 Windows 11 23H2 Windows 10 1507 Windows Server 2022
Original NVD Description
"Windows Disk Cleanup Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.