CVE-2025-26640

Summary

CVE-2025-26640 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Windows Digital Media. This issue grants authorized attackers local privilege escalation capabilities through a use-after-free condition. By manipulating the Digital Media application, an attacker can trigger memory corruption, leading to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to gain higher-level system access and potentially install malicious software or take control of the affected system. It is recommended that affected systems be updated with the latest Microsoft patches to mitigate this risk.

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