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CVE-2026-21525

High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 8.8. Fixed by 14 Microsoft security updates.

HighCISA KEV

Risk summary

CVSS base
8.8
EPSS exploit probability
26%
Severity
High

Exploitation and severity

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild. EPSS exploit probability 26%. CVSS 8.8 (High).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability, and one of 5 actively-exploited CVEs in February 2026.

What to do

Treat as urgent: it is being exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), so patch ahead of items that are not. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5075897, KB5075899, KB5075904, KB5075906, KB5075912, KB5075941, KB5075942, KB5075943, KB5075970, KB5075971, KB5075999, KB5077179, KB5077181, KB5077212 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Official patch for CVE-2026-21525

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-21525. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.

KB5075897KB5075899KB5075904KB5075906KB5075912KB5075941KB5075942KB5075943KB5075970KB5075971KB5075999KB5077179KB5077181KB5077212

Affected products

  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2019

Authoritative references

NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCCISA KEV catalogFIRST.org EPSS

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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. A unique ID for one publicly known vulnerability, such as CVE-2025-1234.
KB
Microsoft Knowledge Base article. The identifier for a specific Microsoft update.
KEV
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. CVEs confirmed exploited in the wild. Fix these first.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System. A standardized Severity score from 0 to 10.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System. The probability a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days.
MSRC
Microsoft Security Response Center. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday advisories and KB-to-CVE mapping.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database (NIST). Authoritative CVE metadata and CVSS scores.
Ransomware
The vulnerability is linked to known ransomware activity.