Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025 Media heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025. This affects an unknown part of the component Media. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-58542. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025. This affects an unknown code of the component Media. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-58542 since 07/01/2026. The exploitability is told 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 07/27/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-44300). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

07/01/2026 CVE reserved
07/14/2026 +13 days VulDB entry created
07/15/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +12 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-58542 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-58542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378963
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2026 01:06
Updated: 07/27/2026 04:42
Changes: 07/15/2026 01:06 (53), 07/27/2026 04:42 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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