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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-24048
CVE-2025-24048:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Windows Hyper-V (CVE-2025-24048), disclosed on March 11, 2025. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Windows operating systems including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions. The vulnerability allows an authorized attacker with local access to elevate privileges on the affected system (NVD, MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates a local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has been classified under CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) and CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally on the affected system. The high CVSS impact scores (C:H/I:H/A:H) indicate that successful exploitation could result in significant compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
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