Microsoft Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-49744 · Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Signals
Microsoft Graphics Component
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation More Likely
CWE
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ / Articles
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to gain elevated privileges enabling them to perform file operations in directories they would not normally be able to access or perform.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain specific limited SYSTEM privileges.