Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-24084

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105527

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24084

CWE-ID: CWE-822

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 1607 10.0.14393.7876, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.5039, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.5039, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3403, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3476
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22470, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1486, 2022 10.0.20348.3270, 2022 10.0.20348.3328, 2025 10.0.26100.3403, 2025 10.0.26100.3476

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2025-24084

• Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel