CVE-2025-26640 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use after free in Windows Digital Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26640

History

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use after free in Windows Digital Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-415 CWE-416
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26640
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-04-08T17:23:46.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-16T00:41:45.764Z

Reserved: 2025-02-12T19:23:29.268Z

Link: CVE-2025-26640

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-08T20:04:09.208Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-04-08T18:15:47.817

Modified: 2025-04-09T20:03:01.577

Link: CVE-2025-26640

Redhat

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