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CVE-2025-27729:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in Windows Shell (CVE-2025-27729), which was disclosed on April 8, 2025. This security flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally on affected Windows systems. The vulnerability was initially reported to Microsoft Corporation, who assigned the CVE identifier (NVD, CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This scoring indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, has low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction. The potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is rated as high (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability poses significant risks as it allows unauthorized attackers to execute code locally on affected systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Additional resources
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