Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 8, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Windows Search Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-49685
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products
11- Range: 10.0.17763.0
10.0.19044.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.19044.0
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.19045.0
10.0.22621.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.22621.0
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.22631.0
- Microsoft/Windows 11 version 22H3v5Range: 10.0.22631.0
- Range: 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)v5Range: 10.0.17763.0
- Range: 10.0.20348.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)v5Range: 10.0.25398.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49685mitrevendor-advisorypatch
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