CVE tracker / CVE-2025-49740

CVE-2025-49740

CVE-2025-49740 is the Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 8.8. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published July 8, 2025.

Risk summary

HighSecurity Feature Bypass

8.8

CVSS v3 base

0.9%

EPSS: chance of exploitation in 30 days

High

Severity

Important

Microsoft's rating

Less Likely

Microsoft: exploitation

In CISA KEV

Microsoft describes it: “Protection mechanism failure in Windows SmartScreen allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.”

How to fix it

Microsoft lists 27 affected products and the update that fixes each:

KB5062552 · fixed build 10.0.22631.5624, 10.0.22621.5624
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
KB5062553 · fixed build 10.0.26100.4652
Windows Server 2025, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
KB5062554 · fixed build 10.0.19044.6093, 10.0.19045.6093
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems, and 1 more
KB5062557 · fixed build 10.0.17763.7558
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
KB5062560 · fixed build 10.0.14393.8246
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
KB5062561 · fixed build 10.0.10240.21073
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
KB5062570 · fixed build 10.0.25398.1732
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
KB5062572 · fixed build 10.0.20348.3932
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022

What Microsoft changed

July 8, 2025: Information published.

Details

Weakness: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure
Publicly disclosed (Microsoft): No
Exploited (Microsoft): No
Known exploited (CISA KEV): Not listed
Published: July 8, 2025
Last revised: July 8, 2025

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References

Microsoft Security Update Guide NVD CVE record CWE

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