Microsoft Windows up to Server 2025 Windows Image Acquisition double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as very critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Windows Image Acquisition. The manipulation leads to double free. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-122163. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Windows Image Acquisition. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double free in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-122163 since 11/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Temp Score: 9.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/04/2026 CVE reserved
11/10/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: microsoft
CVE: CVE-2026-122163 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-122163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-434285
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2026 20:29
Changes: 11/10/2026 20:29 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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