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CVE-2025-62215

Exploited

Windows - Kernel

Microsoft CVSS 7 Updated March 13, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A race condition vulnerability in the Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and system resources. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges, which could result in a significant security breach."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset ntoskrnl.exe
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: ntoskrnl.exe (DLL)
$Targets = 'ntoskrnl.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$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

System services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-62215: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - requires patching and reboot to mitigate

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