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CVE-2025-50165

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

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 10.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
10.46% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-822, CWE-908
Affected
microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows server 2025
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%8%15%1 November 2026: 10.46%1 November 20261 November 2026

EPSS 10.5% since 1 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.