Affects Windows core OS component with potential widespread privilege escalation across endpoints.
CVE-2026-25188
Heap overflow in Windows Telephony Service enables network-based privilege escalation.
Is CVE-2026-25188 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-25188 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-25188?
CVE-2026-25188 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-25188?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-25188. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-25188 affect?
CVE-2026-25188 affects Windows Telephony Service, Windows OS. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-25188?
Patch Windows via MS Update; restrict Telephony Service exposure.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote attacker on adjacent network can escalate privileges to SYSTEM on Windows hosts via Telephony Service.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.8957
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.8511
- affected>= 10.0.19044.0 and < 10.0.19044.7058
- affected>= 10.0.19045.0 and < 10.0.19045.7058
- affected>= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.6783
- affected>= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.6783
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.8037
- affected>= 10.0.26200.0 and < 10.0.26200.8037
- affected>= 10.0.28000.0 and < 10.0.28000.1719
- affected>= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.25973
- affected>= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.23074
- affected>= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.23074
- affected>= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.25973
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.8957
- affected>= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.8957
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.8511
- affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.8511
- affected>= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.4893
- affected>= 10.0.25398.0 and < 10.0.25398.2207
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.32522
- affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.32522
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.