{"id":85520,"date":"2025-11-03T05:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:52:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T03:40:22","slug":"cve-2025-54102-high-risk-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-windows-connected-devices-platform-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54102-high-risk-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-windows-connected-devices-platform-service\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54102: High-Risk Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Windows Connected Devices Platform Service<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report analyses the critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54102, which affects the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service. This vulnerability could potentially allow an authorized attacker to escalate their privileges locally, leading to system compromise or data leakage. It is a significant security risk to businesses and organizations using affected versions of Windows, necessitating immediate attention and mitigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54102<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-2025-49668-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92424\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1056885867\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Windows Connected Devices Platform Service | All versions up to the latest patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exploits a Use-After-Free (UAF) flaw in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service. UAF issues occur when an application uses memory after it has been freed, which can lead to a variety of adverse impacts, including program crashes, incorrect computations, and in this case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32463-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-sudo\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92375\">privilege escalation<\/a>. An attacker who successfully exploits this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6463-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-forminator-forms-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92302\">vulnerability can run arbitrary<\/a> code in the context of the current user, potentially gaining control over affected systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3506829609\" 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<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/\/ Assuming the &#039;device&#039; object has been freed previously\ndevice = null;\n\/\/ However, the application still uses the &#039;device&#039; object\ndevice.Execute(&quot;arbitrary_code_here&quot;);<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The above pseudocode represents a conceptual example of how the vulnerability could be exploited. In this case, &#8216;device&#8217; is a placeholder for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49663-a-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-rras\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92366\">vulnerable object within the Windows<\/a> Connected Devices Platform Service. The &#8216;arbitrary_code_here&#8217; stands for potentially malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53098-arbitrary-command-execution-in-roo-code-via-mcp-configuration\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92316\">code that an attacker might execute<\/a> to exploit the vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report analyses the critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54102, which affects the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service. This vulnerability could potentially allow an authorized attacker to escalate their privileges locally, leading to system compromise or data leakage. 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