FAQ
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read small portions of heap memory.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-24991 · Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Signals
Windows NTFS
Information Disclosure
Exploited: Yes
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation Detected
CWE
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Description
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L) while user interaction is required (UI:R). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker can trick a local user on a vulnerable system into mounting a specially crafted VHD that would then trigger the vulnerability.
Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.