MSRC compact vulnerability detail

CVE-2025-24064 · Windows Domain Name Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Use after free in DNS Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Severity
Critical
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
8.1 base · 7.1 temporal
Release
2025-03-11
Signals
Role: DNS Server Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
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Description
Use after free in DNS Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
FAQ / Articles
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.
FAQ
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? In a network-based attack an attacker sending a dynamic DNS update message with perfect timing to a DNS server could potentially execute code remotely on the target server.
DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in DNS Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.