CVE-2025-50165

Published Aug 12, 2025

Last updated 4 months ago

Microsoft Graphics Component

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-50165 is a vulnerability in the Microsoft Graphics Component. It involves an untrusted pointer dereference, which could allow an attacker to execute code over a network without authorization. This vulnerability can be triggered when decoding JPEG images embedded in Office documents or third-party files. An attacker could exploit an uninitialized function pointer during the decoding process.

Description: Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Source: secure@microsoft.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: windows_11_24h2, windows_server_2025

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Weaknesses

secure@microsoft.com: CWE-822

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.