# CVE-2025-50165: Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via a null pointer dereference in the Windows Graphics Component.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5q9-ffgr-33m9

## What is CVE-2025-50165?

CVE-2025-50165 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, published on 12 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Weakness: CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource), CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-50165?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-50165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-50165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-50165 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-50165 exists.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/encrypter15/CVE-2025-50165-x64-Exploit (github_poc): https://github.com/encrypter15/CVE-2025-50165-x64-Exploit

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2

- [CVE-2025-60710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60710/): Microsoft Windows Link Following (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-54990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54990/): Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-21311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21311/): Windows NTLM V1 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-108463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108463/): Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-83523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-83523/): Windows Image Acquisition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-50165 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-50165 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, published on 12 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-50165 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11 24h2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50165/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-50165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-50165

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50165/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.