Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Notification use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Notification. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-49726. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Notification. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 07/08/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-49726. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/16/2025).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20622) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1850). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 10 21H2
- 10 22H2
- 10 1607
- 10 1809
- 11 22H2
- 11 23H2
- 11 24H2
- Server 2016
- Server 2019
- Server 2022
- Server 2022 23H2
- Server 2025
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/08/2025 VulDB entry created07/08/2025 Advisory disclosed
07/08/2025 Countermeasure disclosed
08/16/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-49726 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-49726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315547
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1850 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 07/08/2025 19:55Updated: 08/16/2025 22:52
Changes: 07/08/2025 19:55 (35), 07/08/2025 19:58 (34), 07/21/2025 01:36 (1), 08/16/2025 22:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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