FAQ
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read small portions of heap memory.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-53799 · Windows Imaging Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Imaging Component allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Signals
Windows Imaging Component
Information Disclosure
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation Unlikely
CWE
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Description
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Imaging Component allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? An attacker must send a user a malicious Office file and convince them to open it.
Windows Imaging Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Imaging Component allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
FAQ
Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.