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Vulnerability Database/CVE-2025-21252

CVE-2025-21252: Windows 10 1507 Telephony RCE Vulnerability

CVE-2025-21252 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Telephony Service affecting Windows 10 1507. Attackers can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code. This article covers technical details, impact, and mitigations.

Updated: May 15, 2026

CVE-2025-21252 Overview

CVE-2025-21252 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Telephony Service affecting a broad range of Microsoft Windows client and server editions. The flaw is rooted in a heap-based buffer overflow [CWE-122] within the Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) handling logic. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can execute arbitrary code in the context of the service. Exploitation requires user interaction over a network attack vector, typically by convincing a target to connect to or process attacker-controlled telephony data. Microsoft addressed the issue in the January 2025 Patch Tuesday release.

Critical Impact

Successful exploitation enables remote code execution on affected Windows hosts, leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Affected Products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 (versions 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2)
  • Microsoft Windows 11 (versions 22H2, 23H2, 24H2)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2022 23H2, and 2025

Discovery Timeline

  • 2025-01-14 - CVE-2025-21252 published to NVD
  • 2025-01-24 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-21252

Vulnerability Analysis

The Windows Telephony Service (TapiSrv) implements the Telephony Application Programming Interface used by communication and call-control applications. CVE-2025-21252 is classified as a heap-based buffer overflow [CWE-122] within this service. When the service processes specially crafted telephony request data, an undersized heap allocation can be overrun by attacker-controlled bytes.

A heap overflow in a system service component allows corruption of adjacent heap structures. By controlling allocation layout and overflow content, an attacker can pivot the overflow into code execution within the service process. The result is execution of arbitrary code on the target host.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper validation of input length or bounds before copying data into a heap buffer used by the Telephony Service. The buffer is sized based on assumptions that do not hold for crafted input, leading to an out-of-bounds write on the heap.

Attack Vector

Exploitation is performed over the network and requires user interaction. An attacker must induce a victim to initiate or accept a connection that delivers crafted telephony data parsed by the vulnerable service. No prior privileges on the target are required. Because the vulnerability resides in a system service, successful exploitation yields code execution beyond the user's normal context.

No verified public proof-of-concept code is available. See the Microsoft Vulnerability Advisory for vendor technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-21252

Indicators of Compromise

  • Unexpected crashes, restarts, or Windows Error Reporting events involving the TapiSrv service or svchost.exe hosting telephony components.
  • Anomalous child processes spawned by svchost.exe instances hosting the Telephony Service.
  • Outbound or inbound network sessions involving telephony-related ports immediately preceding service instability.

Detection Strategies

  • Monitor process lineage for svchost.exe -k NetworkService hosting TapiSrv spawning command interpreters such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe, or rundll32.exe.
  • Alert on Windows Event Log entries indicating Telephony Service faults, access violations, or unexpected stops and restarts.
  • Correlate endpoint memory-protection events (heap corruption, exception handling failures) with network activity to the affected host.

Monitoring Recommendations

  • Track patch deployment status across all Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems against the January 2025 security update baseline.
  • Inventory hosts where the Telephony Service is enabled but not required, and prioritize them for remediation.
  • Capture and retain process creation, image load, and network connection telemetry from systems running the Telephony Service.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-21252

Immediate Actions Required

  • Apply the January 2025 Microsoft security updates referenced in the Microsoft Vulnerability Advisory to all affected Windows editions.
  • Prioritize patching of internet-exposed systems and systems used by privileged users susceptible to social engineering.
  • Validate post-patch reboot completion, as the Telephony Service binaries are loaded into long-running svchost.exe processes.

Patch Information

Microsoft released fixes for CVE-2025-21252 in the January 2025 Patch Tuesday cycle. Refer to the Microsoft Vulnerability Advisory for the specific Knowledge Base article and update package matching each Windows version listed under Affected Products.

Workarounds

  • Where telephony functionality is not required, disable the Windows Telephony Service (TapiSrv) via Services management or Group Policy.
  • Restrict inbound network exposure of telephony-related endpoints using host-based and perimeter firewall rules.
  • Reinforce user awareness controls to reduce the likelihood of user-interaction-driven exploitation paths.
bash
# Configuration example: disable the Telephony Service on systems that do not require it
sc.exe config TapiSrv start= disabled
sc.exe stop TapiSrv

Disclaimer: This content was generated using AI. While we strive for accuracy, please verify critical information with official sources.

  • Vulnerability Details
  • TypeRCE

  • Vendor/TechWindows

  • SeverityHIGH

  • CVSS Score8.8

  • EPSS Probability1.65%

  • Known ExploitedNo
  • CVSS Vector
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Impact Assessment
  • ConfidentialityLow
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh
  • CWE References
  • CWE-122

  • NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Vendor Resources
  • Microsoft Vulnerability Advisory
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