CVE-2025-21224

Windows Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21224	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-21224-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-windows-line-printer-daemon-service-detection-script
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-21224-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-windows-line-printer-daemon-service-mitigation-script

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:::::::x64:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-14 18:15

Updated : 2025-05-29 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-21224

Mitre link : CVE-2025-21224

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-21224

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2022_23h2
windows_11_22h2
windows_server_2022
windows_11_24h2
windows_server_2025
windows_10_21h2
windows_10_22h2
windows_11_23h2

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

CWE-591

Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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