CVE-2025-24984: Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.6)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Information Disclosure

Exploit Status

Actively Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Detected

Patch Tuesday

2025-Mar

Released

2025-03-11

EPSS Score

4.45% (percentile: 89.1%)

CISA KEV

Listed — due 2025-04-01

Description

Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack.

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the Attack Vector is Physical (AV:P). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker needs physical access to the target computer to plug in a malicious USB drive. What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read portions of heap memory.

Affected Products (31)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2025
• Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

ESU

• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (10)

• 5053596
• 5053603
• 5053606
• 5053602
• 5053598
• 5053599
• 5053618
• 5053594
• 5053886
• 5053887

Acknowledgments

Anonymous

Revision History

• 2025-03-11: Information published.