SB2025021197 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU)
Published: February 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025021197
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24036)
CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). A local user can win a race condition and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.