Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2025-48818

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112635

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48818

CWE-ID: CWE-367

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.6093, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.6093, 10 1507 10.0.10240.21073, 10 1607 10.0.14393.8246, 10 1809 10.0.17763.7558, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.5624, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.5624, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.4652
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.8246, 2019 10.0.17763.7558, 2022 23H2 10.0.22621.5472, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1732, 2022 10.0.20348.3932, 2025 10.0.26100.4652

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48818

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft BitLocker