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CVE-2025-24993

Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2025‑03‑11. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile83rd2.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2025-03-11, due 2025-04-01
No public exploit knownFix5 products9 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Affected: ≥ 10.0.10240.0, < 10.0.10240.20947Upgrade to: 10.0.10240.20947Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.7876Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.7876Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.7009Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.7009Affected: ≥ 10.0.19044.0, < 10.0.19044.5608Upgrade to: 10.0.19044.5608 + 1 more branchStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2Affected: ≥ 10.0.22621.0, < 10.0.22621.5039Upgrade to: 10.0.22621.5039Affected: ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.5039Upgrade to: 10.0.22631.5039Affected: ≥ 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.3476Upgrade to: 10.0.26100.3476Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.7876Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.7876Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.7009Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.7009Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022Affected: ≥ 10.0.20348.0, < 10.0.20348.3328Upgrade to: 10.0.20348.3328Affected: ≥ 10.0.25398.0, < 10.0.25398.1486Upgrade to: 10.0.25398.1486Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 5 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

1 publisher

  1. Kaspersky highlights how attackers utilize obscure file formats like disk images, Office extensions, and SVGs to bypass detection in email-based malware campaigns.

    ·Kaspersky Daily (RU) summary

  2. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened. 1 further article named this CVE in wider roundups without reporting it as a distinct event.

What it is

From the CVE record

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS83rd
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2025-03-11.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-04-01.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

2.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 83rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Attention now

Rising.

Lifecycle

9 events over 562 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. Added to CISA KEVpublished, weakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

And 57 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

In the news

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