PT-2025-42000 · Microsoft · Windows Digital Media+1

Published 2025-10-14 · Updated 2025-10-14 · CVE-2025-50175

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Description A use-after-free issue exists in Windows Digital Media. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to escalate privileges on the affected system. The issue occurs due to improper memory management, specifically freeing memory that is still in use, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges.

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

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-13261

CVE-2025-50175

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Digital Media

References · 8

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-50175 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-50175 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-50175 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-50175 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-13261 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50175 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CveTodo/status/1978169958468145199 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1978171236112040308 · Twitter Post