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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-53766
Windows GDI+ Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI+ allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 12, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 14, 2025, 5:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-53766 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2008
2 Microsoft windows_server_2012
3 Microsoft windows_server_2016
4 Microsoft office
5 Microsoft windows_server_2019
6 Microsoft windows_10_1607
7 Microsoft windows_10_1809
8 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
9 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
10 Microsoft windows_server_2022
11 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
12 Microsoft windows_10_1507
13 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
14 Microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2
15 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
16 Microsoft windows_server_2012_r2
17 Microsoft windows_server_2008_r2
18 Microsoft windows_server_2008_sp2
19 Microsoft windows_11_24h2
20 Microsoft windows_server_2025
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 20
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Address heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI+ to prevent remote code execution.
  • Update Windows to the latest security patch.
  • Ensure GDI+ components are up-to-date.
  • Apply vendor-specific security advisories.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-53766 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-53766.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53766 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-53766 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-53766 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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JoshuaSchlegel/vulnerability-management-program

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Born at : Aug. 16, 2025, 9:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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googleprojectzero/winafl

A fork of AFL for fuzzing Windows binaries

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CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Python Rich Text Format

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Born at : July 7, 2016, 11:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 171 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-53766 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • CrowdStrike.com
August 2025 Patch Tuesday: One Publicly Disclosed Zero-Day and 13 Critical Vulnerabilities Among 107 CVEs

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Published Date: Sep 02, 2025 (4 hours, 30 minutes ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Published Date: Sep 02, 2025 (12 hours, 30 minutes ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
August 2025 Patch Tuesday: One Publicly Disclosed Zero-Day and 13 Critical Vulnerabilities Among 107 CVEs

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Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (21 hours, 30 minutes ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 1 hour ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 3 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 7 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 9 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 11 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 13 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 15 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 01, 2025 (1 day, 17 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 31, 2025 (2 days, 3 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 31, 2025 (2 days, 6 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 31, 2025 (2 days, 10 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 31, 2025 (2 days, 16 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 30, 2025 (2 days, 20 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 30, 2025 (2 days, 22 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 30, 2025 (3 days ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
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Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 30, 2025 (3 days, 11 hours ago)
  • CrowdStrike.com
August 2025 Patch Tuesday: One Publicly Disclosed Zero-Day and 13 Critical Vulnerabilities Among 107 CVEs

Microsoft has addressed 107 vulnerabilities in its August 2025 security update release. This month's patches include fixes for one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability and 13 Critical vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2025 (3 days, 23 hours ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-53766 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.26100.4851 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.26100.4851 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.8330 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.5768 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.5768 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.21100 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.21100 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.6216 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.6216 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.7678 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.7678 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.8330 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.8330 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.1791 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.3989 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.7678 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.19127.20000 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:*:*:*:universal:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.14326.22618
    Added Reference Type Microsoft Corporation: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53766 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI+ allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-122
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53766
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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