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Description

Numeric truncation error in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-06-09 | Published 2025-07-08 | Updated 2026-02-13 | Assigner microsoft




HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Problem types

CWE-197: Numeric Truncation Error

Product status

10.0.10240.0 (custom) before 10.0.10240.21073
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.8246
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.7558
affected

10.0.19044.0 (custom) before 10.0.19044.6093
affected

10.0.19045.0 (custom) before 10.0.19045.6093
affected

10.0.22621.0 (custom) before 10.0.22621.5624
affected

10.0.22631.0 (custom) before 10.0.22631.5624
affected

10.0.22631.0 (custom) before 10.0.22631.5624
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.4652
affected

6.1.7601.0 (custom) before 6.1.7601.27820
affected

6.1.7601.0 (custom) before 6.1.7601.27820
affected

6.0.6003.0 (custom) before 6.0.6003.23418
affected

6.0.6003.0 (custom) before 6.0.6003.23418
affected

6.2.9200.0 (custom) before 6.2.9200.25573
affected

6.2.9200.0 (custom) before 6.2.9200.25573
affected

6.3.9600.0 (custom) before 6.3.9600.22676
affected

6.3.9600.0 (custom) before 6.3.9600.22676
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.8246
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.8246
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.7558
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.7558
affected

10.0.20348.0 (custom) before 10.0.20348.3932
affected

10.0.25398.0 (custom) before 10.0.25398.1732
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.4652
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.4652
affected

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49679 (Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability) vendor-advisory patch

cve.org (CVE-2025-49679)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-49679)

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