PT-2025-28589 · Microsoft · Windows Media+1

Marin Duroyon · Published 2025-07-08 · Updated 2025-09-06 · CVE-2025-49691

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.3

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Media (affected versions not specified)

Description: A heap-based buffer overflow issue in Windows Media enables an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. This can be achieved when the attacker is on an adjacent network.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-08478

CVE-2025-49691

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Media

References · 8

• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/722767 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-49691 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49691 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-49691 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49691 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-08478 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49691 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1942958466441630125 · Twitter Post