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CVE-2025-21179

CVE-2025-21179 is a medium severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 2 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

Medium

4.8

CVSS

24%

EPSS, 30 days

Medium

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 24%. CVSS 4.8 (Medium).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-21179

The DHCP Client Service has a High, CVSS 8.8 denial of service vulnerability affecting Windows Server 2025 Server Core and Windows 11 Version 24H2 on both ARM64 and x64. Since DHCP client processing runs automatically on network attach, an attacker on the same network segment could potentially crash affected systems. EPSS sits at 22 percent.

Do this: Apply this DHCP client update to Windows Server 2025 Core and Windows 11 24H2 systems in the current cycle.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2025-21179

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2025-21179 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2025-21179.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2025-21179: Medium severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 4.8
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 24%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5051987, KB5052105
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) What to patch or mitigate first. 4) How to check whether my devices are exposed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Patch this cycle

Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 24%).

Fixed by KB5051987 and 1 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.

Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-21179

Elevated priority: high severity or a meaningful exploitation probability, sooner if an affected product is internet-facing. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5051987, KB5052105 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-21179. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5051987 KB5052105

Scope and sources

Affected products

Fixed by the same updates

CVE-2025-21418 CVE-2025-21391 CVE-2025-21190 CVE-2025-21200 CVE-2025-21201 CVE-2025-21208 CVE-2025-21337 CVE-2025-21368

Authoritative references

Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detail Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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