CVE-2025-49672 Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An unauthorized attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49672?
CVE-2025-49672 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49672?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-49672?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-49672 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49672 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Sources
Also known as GHSA-492c-rr88-qfhx.