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The cve 2025 59241 tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about a specific security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-59241. The tagged content focuses on a Windows 11 service called whesvc, which is part of the Windows Health and Optimized Experiences feature. The thread examines claims that this service is not uploading CPU, thermal, and battery data to Microsoft every 15 minutes, based on a reverse-engineering review. It clarifies that while the service is a legitimate local diagnostics tool, it operates on a highly privileged scripting framework with broader capabilities than needed. The discussion addresses the viral "spyware" claim and includes perspectives from Microsoft engineers, providing context for users and administrators concerned about the service's behavior and security implications.
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    Windows 11 whesvc Is Not Uploading Data Every 15 Minutes

    Windows 11’s whesvc service is not automatically sending CPU, thermal, and battery data to Microsoft every 15 minutes, according to a detailed reverse-engineering review by Xusheng Li that goes substantially beyond Microsoft’s earlier public denial. The important finding for Windows users and...