Microsoft Windows Digital Media Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in Windows Digital Media, allowing an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges. This vulnerability affects several versions of Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2025.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain higher-level permissions and potentially access or modify restricted resources or system settings.

Remediation

Users can apply the security updates provided in the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5055518, KB5055519, KB5055523, KB5055527, and KB5055528.