Race condition in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-55226

Vulnerability identifier: #VU115098

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55226

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Graphics Kernel. A remote user can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.6332, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.6332, 10 1507 10.0.10240.21128, 10 1607 10.0.14393.8422, 10 1809 10.0.17763.7792, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.5909, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.5909, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.6508, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.6584
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27929, 2008 6.0.6003.23529, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22774, 2012 6.2.9200.25675, 2016 10.0.14393.8422, 2019 10.0.17763.7792, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1849, 2022 10.0.20348.4106, 2022 10.0.20348.4171, 2025 10.0.26100.6508, 2025 10.0.26100.6584

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55226

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Kernel