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CVE-2025-29969:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability (CVE-2025-29969) was discovered in Windows Fundamentals and disclosed on May 13, 2025. The vulnerability affects various Microsoft Windows systems including Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025, Windows 10, and Windows 11 versions (NVD, Wiz).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. It is classified under CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition). The technical assessment indicates that the vulnerability requires network access and low privileges for exploitation (NVD, Wiz).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network, potentially leading to full system compromise. The high CVSS score reflects the significant potential impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD, Wiz).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates as part of the May 2025 Patch Tuesday to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators are advised to apply the latest security updates to affected systems (Wiz).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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