Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Graphics race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component Graphics. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-54919. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Graphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Win32K - GRFX allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

The weakness was presented 09/09/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54919. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 09/12/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2025 VulDB entry created
09/09/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2025 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
09/12/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54919 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54919
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323303
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2025 19:43
Updated: 09/12/2025 19:41
Changes: 09/09/2025 19:43 (30), 09/09/2025 19:47 (39), 09/12/2025 19:41 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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