CVE-2025-24054

high-risk
Published 2025-03-11

External control of file name or path in Windows NTLM allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

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11.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 88% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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3 public exploits available
52280, 52480, 52478
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (7)

Vendor Advisory https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24054
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/28
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52478
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52480
Exploit https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24054-spoofing-vulnerability-in-...
Mitigation https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24054-spoofing-vulnerability-in-...
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 21/34 · High