CVE-2026-25166 (GCVE-0-2026-25166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-10 17:04 – Updated: 2026-04-09 23:25
VLAI?
Title
Windows System Image Manager Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows System Image Manager allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
Date Public ?
2026-03-10 14:00
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