⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2025-03-11. Federal agencies required to patch by 2025-04-01. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2025-24993 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow18 documents13 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.79%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2025-03-11
Due 2025-04-01
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
27
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809+24 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 11
KEV addedMar 11
KEV dueApr 1
Latest updateSep 9
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages26 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows< 10.0.14393.7876+5
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.20947
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.7876
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.7009
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.5608

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-2qxp-f77x-jpcf: Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally↗2025-03-11
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CVEList
Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2025-03-11
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows NTFS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability↗2025
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2025-03-11
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CISA
Microsoft Windows NTFS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability↗2025-03-11
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

12
Tenable
September 2025 Microsoft Patch Tuesday | Tenable®↗2025-09-09
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Bleepingcomputer
Microsoft patches Windows Kernel zero-day exploited since 2023↗2025-03-12
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Krebs
Microsoft: 6 Zero-Days in March 2025 Patch Tuesday↗2025-03-12
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Qualys
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, March 2025 Security Update Review↗2025-03-11
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities↗2025-03-11
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CVE-2025-24993 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow | cvebase