CVE-2025-59261HighMicrosoft CVSS 7.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Microsoft security update for CVE-2025-59261 — Windows

Published
October 14, 2025
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2025-59261 →

📋 Microsoft's advisory

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🎯 Affected products13

  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 4 KB articles

6 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.

KB articleUpdateFixed build
KB5066782Security Update10.0.20348.4294
KB5066793Security Update10.0.22621.6060
KB5066835Security Update10.0.26100.6899
KB5066835Security Update10.0.26200.6899
KB5066793Security Update10.0.22631.6060
KB5066780Security Update10.0.25398.1913

🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2025-59261

EchelonGraph score
7.0 HIGH
CISA KEV
Not listed
Fix status
A fix is available — apply it.

Description from the CVE record (CVE.org), as published by its numbering authority

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published by Microsoft Corporation, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2025-59261, in its CVE record at CVE.org; reused under the CVE Program's Terms of Use (its licence and MITRE's copyright notice are in our Terms of Service).

🔗 References (9)