CVE-2025-21228

Summary

CVE-2025-21228 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Digital Media. An attacker who successfully exploits this weakness can escalate their user privileges, potentially gaining control over a targeted system. The issue arises due to insufficient input validation in the handling of specially crafted media files, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of a more privileged user. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals using Windows Digital Media and requires immediate attention and patching to mitigate potential threats.

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