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Microsoft Windows NTFS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2025-03-11
Federal due date
2025-04-01
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
79.5th percentile (score 0.021, as of 2026-07-13)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
ATT&CK
T1055 , T1068 , T1203 , T1204 , T1565 · signal rollup
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24993

CISA short description

Microsoft Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.