Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-25166
Published: March 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123784
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25166
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in Windows System Image Manager Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-25166
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.7058, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.7058, 10 1607 10.0.14393.8957, 10 1809 10.0.17763.8511, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.6783, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.7979, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.8037
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.8957, 2019 10.0.17763.8511, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.2207, 2022 10.0.20348.4830, 2022 10.0.20348.4893, 2025 10.0.26100.32463
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.8957, 2019 10.0.17763.8511, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.2207, 2022 10.0.20348.4830, 2022 10.0.20348.4893, 2025 10.0.26100.32463