SB2026031073 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Graphics Component
Published: March 10, 2026 Updated: March 14, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23668)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the cdd.dll driver in Windows Graphics Component. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25180)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Windows Graphics Component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25168)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in Windows Graphics Component. A local attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25169)
CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the divide-by-zero issue in Windows Graphics Component. A local attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23668
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-178/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-180/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-179/
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25180
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25168
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25169