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CVE-2025-24074:
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Overview
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-24074 was discovered in the Windows DWM Core Library. The issue was disclosed on April 8, 2025, and involves improper input validation that could allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Microsoft Corporation, as the affected vendor, has assigned this vulnerability (MITRE CVE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified as CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). Microsoft has 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 that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction, while potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at high levels (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges on affected Windows systems. Given the CVSS scoring, successful exploitation could result in high impacts to system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Additional resources
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