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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-32721

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published Jun 10, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-32721. EPSS is 0.66%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.66%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.5472

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.547210.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.5472

How to fix CVE-2025-32721

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-32721. EPSS is 0.66%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.5472 10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.5472. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.66%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-32721

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-32721

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-17790

    Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Recovery Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.