CVE-2025-21224: Windows Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High severity · published Jan 14, 2025

CVE-2025-21224

Windows Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8.1

CVSS

1.9%

EPSS

On KEV

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Windows 10 21h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.19044.5371 · source: NVD

Windows 10 22h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.19045.5371 · source: NVD

Windows 11 22h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.22621.4751 · source: NVD

Windows 11 23h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.22631.4751 · source: NVD

Windows 11 24h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.26100.2894 · source: NVD

Windows Server 2022 · Microsoft

before 10.0.20348.3091 · source: NVD

Windows Server 2022 23h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.25398.1369 · source: NVD

Windows Server 2025 · Microsoft

before 10.0.26100.2894 · source: NVD

Affected product

Windows 10 21h2

Microsoft

All Windows 10 21h2 CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21224

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21224

Patch

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21224

www.vicarius.io

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-21224-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-windows-line-printer-daemon-service-detection-script

www.vicarius.io

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-21224-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-windows-line-printer-daemon-service-mitigation-script