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CVE-2025-49659VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-49659: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Buffer Over-read

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Affected
  • =10.0.10240.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the absence of official patches, European organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Restrict local administrative and user access to only trusted personnel and devices, minimizing the attack surface. 2) Employ strict application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor and block suspicious activities related to privilege escalation attempts. 3) Enforce network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised endpoints. 4) Upgrade affected systems from Windows 10 Version 1507 to a supported and patched Windows version to eliminate the vulnerability. 5) Regularly audit and harden local user permissions and group memberships to reduce privilege exposure. 6) Use virtualization-based security features and hardware-enforced isolation where possible to contain potential exploits. 7) Monitor system logs for anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 8) Educate internal users about the risks of local privilege escalation and the importance of reporting suspicious activities. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, system upgrades, and proactive monitoring tailored to this vulnerability's characteristics.

Description

Buffer over-read in Windows TDX.sys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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