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CVE-2025-50155 · Windows Push Notifications Apps Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.8 base · 6.8 temporal
Release
2025-08-12
Signals
Windows Push Notifications Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Unlikely
CWE
CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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Description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Windows Push Notifications Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Push Notifications allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could elevate from a low integrity level up to a medium integrity level.