CVE-2025-50168

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Microsoft · Windows 11 version 22H2 · Windows 11 version 22H3 · Windows 11 Version 23H2 · Windows 11 Version 24H2 · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) · Windows Server 2025

CVSS v3.1 MICROSOFT

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 55th percentile

Published

2025-08-12

Updated

2026-02-26

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• D4m0n/CVE-2025-50168-pwn2own-berlin-2025146★ · 2025-11-03

Security advisories

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-50168

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry