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CVE-2025-21268

CVE-2025-21268 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 81%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 13 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

Critical

9.8

CVSS

81%

EPSS, 30 days

Critical

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 81%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).

This CVE is among the top 10% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-21268

Another MapUrlToZone security feature bypass, this one Critical at CVSS 9.8 with an 81 percent EPSS score, affects Windows Server 2025 (including Server Core) and Windows 10 Version 1809. The jump from High to Critical severity compared to the earlier MapUrlToZone entries in this batch means this variant deserves separate, urgent attention.

Do this: Patch this Critical MapUrlToZone bypass on Windows Server 2025 and Windows 10 1809 ahead of the lower-severity MapUrlToZone fixes.

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2025-21268

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-2025-21268 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2025-21268.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2025-21268: Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 81%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5049981, KB5049983, KB5049984, KB5049993, KB5049994, KB5050004, KB5050008, KB5050009, KB5050013, KB5050021, KB5050048, KB5050049, KB5050063
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Patch this cycle

Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 81%).

Fixed by KB5049981 and 12 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-2025-21268

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5049981, KB5049983, KB5049984, KB5049993, KB5049994, KB5050004, KB5050008, KB5050009, KB5050013, KB5050021, KB5050048, KB5050049, KB5050063 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-2025-21268. 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.

KB5049981 KB5049983 KB5049984 KB5049993 KB5049994 KB5050004 KB5050008 KB5050009 KB5050013 KB5050021 KB5050048 KB5050049 KB5050063

Scope and sources

Affected products

Fixed by the same updates

CVE-2025-21333 CVE-2025-21334 CVE-2025-21335 CVE-2025-21189 CVE-2025-21210 CVE-2025-21214 CVE-2025-21219 CVE-2025-21269

Authoritative references

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

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