CVE-2025-49740

HIGH

Windows SmartScreen - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Protection mechanism failure in Windows SmartScreen allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 24.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-693

Status published

microsoft/windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.21073

microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8246

microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.7558

microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6093

microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6093

microsoft/windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.5624

microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.5624

microsoft/windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.4652

microsoft/windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.8246

microsoft/windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.7558

microsoft/windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.3932

microsoft/windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1732

... and 1 more

Published Jul 08, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026