CVE-2025-21416 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability affecting Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop. An authorized attacker can exploit this flaw over a network to achieve privilege escalation, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. With a CVSS score of 8.8, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score indicates a significant potential threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_virtual_desktop:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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