CVE-2025-49730

moderate-risk
Published 2025-07-08

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Windows QoS scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Do I need to act?

~
2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate