VDB
CVE-2025-27476
CVE-2025-27476
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.8 HIGH
Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Reported by microsoft · Published April 8, 2025
Use after free in Windows Digital Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) | Microsoft | 10.0.25398.1551 |
| Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | Microsoft | 10.0.17763.7136 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19044.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H2 | 10.0.22621.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H3 | 10.0.22631.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 | 10.0.26100.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) | 10.0.25398.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | 10.0.26100.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.26100.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) | 10.0.25398.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | 10.0.17763.0 |
| microsoft | windows_11_24H2 | 10.0.26100.0 |
| microsoft | windows_10_21H2 | 10.0.19044.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 |
| microsoft | windows_10_22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 |
…and 13 more
Timeline
- Apr 8, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 2, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (15 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory (95 in total, the first dated here)
- Aug 10, 2026 CVE Updated
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2025-27476
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2025-27476Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
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References
- Windows Digital Media Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisorypatch