CVE-2025-54114 (Cdpsvc) — What you need to know now
Author: Senior Security Writer, WindowsForum.com
Date: September 9, 2025
TL;DR — There’s confusion about the CVE number you provided. Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry for the Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) DoS is widely...
Executive Summary
Microsoft has released a security update addressing a new heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), tracked as CVE-2025-54113. The flaw could allow remote code execution (RCE) if exploited, and administrators are strongly urged to patch...
Below is a detailed, publish-ready technical brief on the Windows Imaging Component information-disclosure issue you asked about. I’ve also checked the public advisories and noticed a likely mismatch in the CVE number you supplied — see the “Note on the CVE number” section first.
Note on the CVE...
Microsoft’s security tracker lists CVE-2025-54898 as an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Microsoft Excel that can be triggered by a crafted spreadsheet and may allow an attacker to achieve local code execution when a user opens a malicious file.
Background
Microsoft Excel remains one of the...
CVE-2025-54111 — Windows UI XAML Phone DatePickerFlyout: Use‑After‑Free Leads to Local Privilege Escalation
By [Your Name], WindowsForum.com — Sep 9, 2025
Summary
Microsoft has assigned CVE‑2025‑54111 to a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows UI XAML Phone DatePickerFlyout control. The...
Microsoft’s advisory identifies a vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (afd.sys) that can be triggered locally to escalate privileges — described on the vendor page as a buffer overflow in the WinSock ancillary driver — and administrators must treat this as a...
A newly reported elevation‑of‑privilege issue tied to Windows push/notification components has reignited concern about memory‑safety defects in user‑facing Windows subsystems — however, the precise CVE identifier you provided (CVE‑2025‑53725) could not be independently verified in public vendor...
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Microsoft’s Security Response Center lists CVE-2025-53152 as a use‑after‑free bug in the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) that can be triggered by an authorized local user to execute code on the host, and administrators are advised to apply the vendor update immediately.
Background
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Microsoft’s advisory listing for CVE-2025-53142 describes a use‑after‑free flaw in the Microsoft Brokering File System that can allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges on an affected Windows host — a classic kernel‑level memory corruption that deserves immediate attention...
Below is a comprehensive technical brief on CVE-2025-53135 (DirectX Graphics Kernel — elevation of privilege via a race condition). I searched Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and the public vulnerability databases for corroborating information; where vendor-provided details are available I...
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Microsoft Graphics Component, tracked as CVE-2025-50165, is being treated as a high-risk remote code execution (RCE) issue that can allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code over a network by triggering an untrusted pointer dereference in...
Breaking down the NTFS TOCTOU alert — why I couldn’t find CVE‑2025‑50158, and what Windows users should do now
By [Your Name], WindowsForum.com — August 12, 2025
Lead: You sent a pointer to an MSRC advisory for "CVE‑2025‑50158 — Windows NTFS Information Disclosure (TOCTOU)". I searched the major...
A use‑after‑free bug in the Windows kernel has been reported under the identifier CVE‑2025‑49761 and is described by Microsoft as an elevation‑of‑privilege vulnerability that can allow a local, authorized attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges; administrators should treat the advisory as urgent and...