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CVE-2025-24990

HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITED
DETAIL
SourceCISA-KEV · kev Published2025-10-14 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24990 ↗
⚡ RCE ⌖ EXPLOITED IN THE WILD SHAME 72/100 exploited-in-wildunpatched

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows allowed privilege escalation to admin

An unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Agere Modem Driver allowed an attacker to gain admin privileges, posing a high risk to DIB organizations.

Shame score — Critical security flaw actively exploited in the wild with no patch available.

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION  Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.

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.

AFFECTED FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 4
PRODUCTSTATUS
Azure Commercial Cloud
Microsoft
Authorized
Azure Government (includes Dynamics 365)
Microsoft
Authorized
Microsoft Office 365 GCC High
Microsoft
In Process
Office 365 Multi-Tenant & Supporting Services
Microsoft
Authorized