Patch tracker / CVE reference / CVE-2025-59254
CVE-2025-59254
CVE-2025-59254 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 8 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 6.0%. CVSS 7.8 (High).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Yet another Critical (CVSS 9.9) hole in the DWM Core Library on Windows 10 1809 and Windows Server 2019 reinforces how much attention the desktop compositor is drawing from vulnerability researchers. Every interactive logon session exercises DWM, so no configuration change reduces exposure. EPSS is 6 percent and CISA has not recorded exploitation.
Do this: Bundle this with the other DWM fixes and confirm the cumulative update reached all 1809 and Server 2019 machines.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-59254
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5066586, KB5066780, KB5066782, KB5066791, KB5066793, KB5066835, KB5066836, KB5066837 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-59254. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same updates
- Authoritative references
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