CVE-2025-50161 Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-50161?
CVE-2025-50161 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507, published on 12 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Win32K - GRFX allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-50161?
It affects 15 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1507, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 and 9 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-50161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-50161 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-2025-50161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-50161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1507
- CVE-2017-8543 Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2025-33053 Microsoft Windows External Control of File Name or Path
- CVE-2025-33073 Microsoft Windows SMB Client Improper Access Control
- CVE-2024-49039 Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2024-43461 Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrfp-v5q8-5x6c.