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CVE-2025-24984

Microsoft Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.96%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 April 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack.

CVSS 3.1
4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.96% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 11 March 2025 · due 1 April 2025
Weakness
CWE-532
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 1507 · microsoft/windows 10 1607 · microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · microsoft/windows 10 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 23h2 · microsoft/windows 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2022 23h2 · microsoft/windows server 2025
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24984 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24984

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.