CVE-2025-60724: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-60724 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Graphics Component (GDI+) that was disclosed on November 11, 2025. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, making it one of the most severe vulnerabilities in Microsoft's November 2025 Patch Tuesday release. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft products and systems including Windows Server (versions 2008-2025), Windows 10, Windows 11, and Microsoft Office products (CrowdStrike Blog, NVD).

The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Graphics Component that allows unauthorized attackers to execute code remotely over a network. The flaw can be triggered by a specially crafted metafile delivered inside a document. The vulnerability has been assigned CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) and requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit, with Microsoft rating the attack complexity as low (NVD, Tenable Blog).

When successfully exploited, attackers can achieve remote code execution or information disclosure on web services by parsing documents with specially crafted metafiles, potentially compromising systems without victim involvement. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability on web services by uploading documents containing a specially crafted metafile without user interaction, affecting systems that parse documents with graphics content (CrowdStrike Blog, Lansweeper Blog).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their November 2025 Patch Tuesday release. System administrators are urged to apply the security updates as soon as possible to ensure all endpoints are secured. The patches are available for all affected versions of Windows and Microsoft Office products (Arctic Wolf Blog).