External Control of File Name or Path in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-24996

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105557

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24996

CWE-ID: CWE-73

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files.

The vulnerability exists due to external control of file name or path in Windows NTLM. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information on the system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5608, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5608, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20947, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7876, 10 1809 10.0.17763.7009, 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 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27618, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22470, 2012 6.2.9200.25368, 2016 10.0.14393.7876, 2019 10.0.17763.7009, 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://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24996

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft NTLM Hash