Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-24994

High

Published: 11 March 2025

Published
11 March 2025
Modified
03 July 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0026 49.5th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-24994 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Windows Cross Device Service, published on 2025-03-11. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and affects Windows operating systems where the service is present.

A local attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability through low-complexity techniques (AC:L) that require user interaction (UI:R). Successful exploitation enables privilege escalation, granting high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) without changing scope.

The Microsoft Security Response Center provides an update guide with details on patches and mitigation at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24994.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-284

Affected Products

microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.5039 · ≤ 10.0.22621.5039
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.5039 · ≤ 10.0.22631.5039
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.3403 · ≤ 10.0.26100.3403

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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Why these techniques?

Improper access control vulnerability in Windows service directly enables local privilege escalation by low-privileged attackers.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

References