CVE-2025-24076
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-24076 is a vulnerability identified in the Windows Cross Device Service that was disclosed on March 11, 2025. The vulnerability stems from improper access control mechanisms within the service, affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 11 and Windows Server editions (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and requires local access with low attack complexity (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally on the affected system, potentially gaining higher levels of access than intended (CVE, Rapid7).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability through various KB patches including KB5053602 for Windows 11 (22H2 and 23H2), KB5053598 for Windows 11 24H2, KB5053599 for Windows Server 2022, and KB5053598 for Windows Server 2025 (Rapid7).

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