CVE-2025-29838
published 2025-05-13CVE-2025-29838: Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
PriorityP433high7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.32%
24.0th percentile
Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.4061 | 10.0.26100.4061 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_24h2 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.4061 | 10.0.26100.4061 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | < 10.0.26100.4061 | 10.0.26100.4061 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.4061 | 10.0.26100.4061 |
| msrc | windows_11_version_24h2_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_24h2_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2025 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.0HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.4HIGH
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Microsoft
Windows ExecutionContext Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-05-13·CVSS 7.4
CVE-2025-29838 [HIGH] CWE-476 Windows ExecutionContext Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows ExecutionContext Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a mappable null page.
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
Windows Drivers: Windows Drivers
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Unlikely
Reference
GHSA
GHSA-gvqh-2pg4-fc8q: Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-05-13
CVE-2025-29838 [HIGH] CWE-476 GHSA-gvqh-2pg4-fc8q: Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-05-13
Published