CVE-2025-21256

Summary

CVE-2025-21256 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Windows Digital Media component. This elevation of privilege issue allows an attacker to manipulate specially crafted media files, potentially escalating their user privileges within the system. Successful exploitation could enable attackers to gain administrative authority and execute arbitrary code, posing a significant risk to the security of the affected Windows systems. Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability, and it is recommended that all users apply the update as soon as possible to mitigate the threat.

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