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CVE-2025-27476:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-27476 is a vulnerability discovered in Windows Digital Media that was disclosed on April 8, 2025. The vulnerability is classified as a Use-After-Free (UAF) issue that affects Windows Digital Media components. This security flaw allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally on affected systems (NVD, CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-416 (Use After Free) and has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This scoring indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction, while potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges on the affected system. This could potentially lead to complete system compromise due to the high impact ratings for confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
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