Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in Windows Cryptographic Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-29828 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.70%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-24 | 0.94% | 0.70% | -0.24% |
| 2 | 2026-05-10 | 0.84% | 0.94% | +0.11% |
| 3 | 2026-04-29 | — | 0.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.2 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.5472 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | < 10.0.22631.5472 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.4270 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | < 10.0.20348.3745 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022_23h2 | < 10.0.25398.1665 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | < 10.0.26100.4270 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29828 | Vendor Advisory |