CVE-2025-21334: Microsoft Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- This component contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.
- Who is affected
- Local users with access to the affected system are at risk.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and high severity.
- Action
- Install the latest security updates from Microsoft.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21334
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2025-21334Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 73% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-21334 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-21335: Microsoft Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-01-14
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-21333: Microsoft Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-01-14
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-38080: Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-07-09
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