Use-after-free in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-62565

Vulnerability identifier: #VU119457

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62565

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Windows File Explorer. A local user can wait for a victim to perform minimal interaction with a malicious file such as selecting (single-click) or inspecting (right-click) and gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.6691, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.6691, 10 1607 10.0.14393.8688, 10 1809 10.0.17763.8146, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.6345, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.7392, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.7462
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 6.0.6003.23666, 2016 10.0.14393.8688, 2019 10.0.17763.8146, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.2025, 2022 10.0.20348.4467, 2022 10.0.20348.4529, 2025 10.0.26100.7392, 2025 10.0.26100.7462

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2025-62565

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows File Explorer