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CVE-2025-53131VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-53131: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 60% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Aug 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Affected
  • =10.0.17763.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until official patches are released, organizations should implement the following mitigations: 1) Restrict network access to Windows Media services and related ports, especially from untrusted networks. 2) Employ application control or whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized media files or suspicious processes. 3) Educate users to avoid opening untrusted media files or streams and to report suspicious activity. 4) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to monitor for anomalous behavior linked to media processing components. 5) Consider upgrading affected systems to a supported Windows version with active security updates to reduce exposure. 6) Disable or limit Windows Media features if not required for business operations. 7) Maintain regular backups and incident response readiness to mitigate potential compromise impact. 8) Monitor threat intelligence feeds for emerging exploit information and apply patches promptly once available.

Description

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

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