SB2025070992 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft BitLocker
Published: July 9, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48804)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to acceptance of extraneous untrusted data with trusted data in BitLocker. An attacker with physical access can bypass the BitLocker Device Encryption feature on the system storage device.
2) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48003)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in BitLocker. An attacker with physical access can bypass implemented security restrictions and elevate privileges on the system.
3) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48001)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in BitLocker. An attacker with physical access can win a race condition and bypass the BitLocker Device Encryption feature on the system storage device.
4) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48800)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in BitLocker. An attacker with physical access can bypass implemented security restrictions and elevate privileges on the system.
5) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48818)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in BitLocker. An attacker with physical access can win a race condition and bypass the BitLocker Device Encryption feature on the system storage device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48804
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48003
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48001
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48800
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48818