CVE-2025-24990: Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

CVE ID

CVE-2025-24990

Vulnerability Name

Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

• Project: Microsoft
• Product: Windows

Date

• Date Added: 2025-10-14
• Due Date: 2025-11-04

Description

Microsoft Windows Agere Modem Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Unknown

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.

Additional Notes

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24990 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24990

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