CVE-2025-55228 - OpenCVE

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Win32K - GRFX allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Server Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2025

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55228

History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows Microsoft windows 10 Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows Microsoft windows 10 Microsoft windows 11 Microsoft windows Server Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Win32K - GRFX allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title		Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-362 CWE-416
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55228
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-09-09T17:01:04.230Z

Updated: 2025-09-18T21:42:12.846Z

Reserved: 2025-08-11T20:26:16.631Z

Link: CVE-2025-55228

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-09T19:09:04.893Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-09T17:16:06.097

Modified: 2025-09-11T17:14:25.240

Link: CVE-2025-55228

Redhat

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