Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2025-24993 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows NTFS (rated Important, CVSS 7.8). Microsoft reports that it is being exploited.

Exploited1 version

Facts

Microsoft id
CVE-2025-24993
Status
Exploited
Products
Windows NTFS
Severity
Important
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
7.8
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Exploited
Yes
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation Detected
Customer action required
Yes
Release
2025-Mar
Assigned by
Microsoft
Weakness
CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
MSRC revision
1.0
First captured by us
(from our first import of this list)
Microsoft last modified
Source
Security updates · open the original at Microsoft

Microsoft's revision notes

  1. Revision 1.0, 2025-03-11: Information published.

Microsoft says

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L).

Security updates,

Read Microsoft's full post

What Microsoft changed

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  1. First version we captured ·

    As first seen: Exploited
    Status
    Exploited

    Seen by us · Microsoft's timestamp · Microsoft's page