{"id":79351,"date":"2025-09-29T11:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:51:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-05T05:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T11:57:21","slug":"cve-2025-50168-type-confusion-vulnerability-in-windows-win32k-icomp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50168-type-confusion-vulnerability-in-windows-win32k-icomp\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-50168: Type Confusion Vulnerability in Windows Win32K &#8211; ICOMP<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-50168 is a severe vulnerability in the Windows Win32K &#8211; ICOMP component, which can potentially lead to full system compromise. It is a form of &#8216;type confusion&#8217; vulnerability, where an attacker can exploit the system by making it access a resource using an incompatible type. This vulnerability affects users of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86641\">Windows<\/a> operating system and is of high significance due to its capacity to allow an authorized attacker to escalate privileges locally, potentially leading to system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-50168<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49401-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-expresstech-systems-quiz-and-survey-master\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87182\">System compromise and potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1084369910\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30388-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-win32k-grfx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91833\">Windows | Win32K<\/a> &#8211; ICOMP<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attacker, already having low-level access, uses the type confusion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57052-cjson-out-of-bounds-access-vulnerability-and-mitigation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86825\">vulnerability to trick the system into accessing<\/a> a resource using an incompatible type. This happens in the Windows Win32K &#8211; ICOMP component. As a result, the system behaves unpredictably, which can be manipulated by the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48543-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-android-s-chrome-sandbox\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86929\">escalate their privileges<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48534-an-escalation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-getdefaultcbrpackagename-of-cellbroadcasthandler-java\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87042\">privilege escalation<\/a> can potentially lead to full system compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, installation of malicious software, and total control over the affected system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3281047227\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While the actual exploit code would be dependent on the specific implementation details, a conceptual example might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Assume we have access to the low-level system\nlow_level_access = get_low_level_access()\n# Create a type confusion object, using the Win32K - ICOMP component\ntype_confusion = create_type_confusion(low_level_access, &quot;Win32K - ICOMP&quot;)\n# Use the type confusion object to escalate privileges\nescalated_privileges = type_confusion.escalate_privileges()\n# Now we have high-level access\nhigh_level_access = get_high_level_access(escalated_privileges)\n# We can now compromise the system\ncompromise_system(high_level_access)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This example code outlines the basic steps of exploiting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47099-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86803\">type confusion<\/a> vulnerability for privilege escalation. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-41148-serious-code-injection-vulnerability-in-robot-operating-system-ros\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88938\">vulnerability is not trivial to exploit but can have serious<\/a> consequences when successfully executed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-50168 is a severe vulnerability in the Windows Win32K &#8211; ICOMP component, which can potentially lead to full system compromise. It is a form of &#8216;type confusion&#8217; vulnerability, where an attacker can exploit the system by making it access a resource using an incompatible type. 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