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CVE-2025-49661: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 · Untrusted Pointer Dereference

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, 10:12 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 35% 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

  1. Upgrade affected systems from Windows 10 Version 1507 to a supported and fully patched Windows version to eliminate exposure to this vulnerability.
  2. Until upgrades are possible, restrict local user access to trusted personnel only and enforce strict access controls to minimize the risk of local exploitation.
  3. Implement application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor and block suspicious local privilege escalation attempts.
  4. Regularly audit and monitor system logs for unusual activities indicative of privilege escalation or memory corruption exploits.
  5. Disable or limit the use of legacy network components or drivers if feasible, especially the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, through system configuration or group policies.
  6. Apply any security updates or patches released by Microsoft promptly once available.
  7. Conduct user training to reduce the risk of unauthorized local access and reinforce security best practices.
  8. Employ virtualization or sandboxing for legacy applications requiring the affected OS version to isolate potential exploitation impacts.

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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