CVE-2025-53766

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2025-08-12. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
93.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2025

Last Modified

May 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53766

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-53766?
CVE-2025-53766 is a critical vulnerability published on August 12, 2025. Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI+ allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
When was CVE-2025-53766 disclosed?
CVE-2025-53766 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2025, with the most recent update on May 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-53766 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-53766 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-53766?
CVE-2025-53766 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-53766?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-53766, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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