Microsoft Windows Core Messaging Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing elevation of privileges has been identified in the Windows Core Messaging component. This issue could be exploited by an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to elevate privileges to the SYSTEM level.

Remediation

Users can apply the security update KB5052006 to address this vulnerability. This update is available through the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.