Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-32701

CVE-2025-32701:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-32701 is a Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Elevation of Privilege vulnerability discovered in May 2025. This use-after-free vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. The vulnerability was discovered by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center and was actively exploited as a zero-day in the wild before being patched (Tenable Blog, BleepingComputer).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as Important with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 HIGH (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). It is identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free) affecting the Windows Common Log File System Driver component. The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges to exploit (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM level on affected systems, potentially gaining complete control over the compromised machine (SecurityOnline).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of the May 2025 Patch Tuesday. Organizations are strongly advised to prioritize patching this actively exploited vulnerability immediately (BleepingComputer).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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