Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2

CVE-2025-50165

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

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.103 (95.5th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-50165: rose from 0.095 to 0.103.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.095 · newest: 0.103 · change: +0.007

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-50165?
CVE-2025-50165 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-50165?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-50165 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.