Microsoft Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2025-24984)
Severity: medium · Patch status: patched · Since 2025-03-11 · CVE-2025-24984
Microsoft Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) contains an insertion of sensitive Information into log file vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read portions of heap memory. CISA added CVE-2025-24984 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 11, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Apr 1, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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