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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-50158
CVE-2025-50158:
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Overview
A Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability was identified in Windows NTFS (CVE-2025-50158), discovered and disclosed on August 12, 2025. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition). Microsoft has assigned it a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally through exploitation of the TOCTOU race condition in the Windows NTFS file system (NVD).
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