CVE-2025-24990 — Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
CVE-2025-24990: Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows |
| Date added | 2025-10-14 |
| Due date | 2025-11-04 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Microsoft Windows Agere Modem Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24990 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24990
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24990
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog