Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Windows Server 2012
CVE-2025-21174
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 — versions 6.3.9600.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation) — versions 6.3.9600.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation) — versions 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 — versions 10.0.20348.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-21174?
- CVE-2025-21174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-04-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21174?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.