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CVE-2025-49685

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CVE-2025-49685

Published: Jul 8, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.0

HIGH

Description

Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1809

affected
10.0.17763.0 - < 10.0.17763.7558

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 21H2

affected
10.0.19044.0 - < 10.0.19044.6093

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 22H2

affected
10.0.19045.0 - < 10.0.19045.6093

Microsoft

Windows 11 version 22H2

affected
10.0.22621.0 - < 10.0.22621.5624

Microsoft

Windows 11 version 22H3

affected
10.0.22631.0 - < 10.0.22631.5624

Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 23H2

affected
10.0.22631.0 - < 10.0.22631.5624

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019

affected
10.0.17763.0 - < 10.0.17763.7558

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.17763.0 - < 10.0.17763.7558

Microsoft

Windows Server 2022

affected
10.0.20348.0 - < 10.0.20348.3932

Microsoft

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.25398.0 - < 10.0.25398.1732

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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