SYSTEM privilege escalation via out-of-bounds read
Published Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Apr 16, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in Application Information Services in Windows 11 and Server 2025 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. Microsoft identifies the component and weakness class but has not published the affected code locus or the operation that reads beyond its intended buffer. Exploitation requires existing low-privilege local access, needs no user interaction, and yields control as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Application Information Services in Windows 11 and Server 2025 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. Microsoft identifies the component and weakness class but has not published the affected code locus or the operation that reads beyond its intended buffer. Exploitation requires existing low-privilege local access, needs no user interaction, and yields control as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-62572
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.7462
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