Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2025· Updated Feb 20, 2026
Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-53801
Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows DWM allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products
14- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1507v5Range: 10.0.10240.0
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1607v5Range: 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 1809v5Range: 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 21H2v5Range: 10.0.19044.0
- Microsoft/Windows 10 Version 22H2v5Range: 10.0.19045.0
- Microsoft/Windows 11 version 22H2v5Range: 10.0.22621.0
- Microsoft/Windows 11 version 22H3v5Range: 10.0.22631.0
- Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 23H2v5Range: 10.0.22631.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2016v5Range: 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)v5Range: 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2019v5Range: 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)v5Range: 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2022v5Range: 10.0.20348.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)v5Range: 10.0.25398.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53801mitrevendor-advisorypatch
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