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High MSRC-CVE-2025-21291 1 CVE

Windows Direct Show Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Jan 14, 2025

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and the user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution?
This attack requires an authenticated client to click a link so that an unauthenticated attacker can initiate remote code execution.

How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by controlling subsequent memory allocation after a double free error occurs. This could potentially allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code, leading to remote code execution.

Security updates
10.0.17763.6775 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5050008
10.0.20348.3091 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5049983
10.0.19044.5371 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5049981
10.0.22621.4751 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5050021
10.0.25398.1369 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5049984

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