CVE-2025-24983

Published Mar 11, 2025

Last updated 6 months ago

Exploit known CVSS high 7.0

Windows

Win32k

Overview

Description: Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Source: secure@microsoft.com
NVD status: Modified
Products: windows_10_1507, windows_10_1607, windows_server_2008, windows_server_2012, windows_server_2016

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 7
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: Microsoft Windows Win32k Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Mar 11, 2025
Exploit action due: Apr 1, 2025
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

secure@microsoft.com: CWE-416

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "6997DE6E-CBAD-4690-A68C-8F10E477DCC2",
            "versionEndExcluding": "10.0.10240.20947",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "3CBCF6D9-5085-473C-82F5-98BC246A9C4C",
            "versionEndExcluding": "10.0.10240.20947",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "0CF0E174-4692-4AA3-B72E-12E73A1BDBE5",
            "versionEndExcluding": "10.0.14393.7876",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "340EF5F8-D4F5-4AD8-9D80-1DEC2F376BE5",
            "versionEndExcluding": "10.0.14393.7876",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "2127D10C-B6F3-4C1D-B9AA-5D78513CC996",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "AB425562-C0A0-452E-AABE-F70522F15E1A",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "AF07A81D-12E5-4B1D-BFF9-C8D08C32FF4F",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "A7DF96F8-BA6A-4780-9CA3-F719B3F81074",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "DB18C4CE-5917-401E-ACF7-2747084FD36E",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "C7610CDB-A02B-4C62-B17F-6DCE2B3DE4F0",
            "versionEndExcluding": "10.0.14393.7876",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Known exploits

Weaknesses

Social media

Configurations

Related CVEs

References