CVE-2025-24984: Microsoft Windows NTFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows · NVD published 2025-03-11 · posted 2025-03-11 · last modified 2026-06-17
What it is
Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information with a physical attack.
| Weakness | CWE-532 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (source: [email protected]) |
| CISA due date | 2025-04-01 (for US federal agencies under BOD; a good deadline for everyone) |
| ATT&CK tactics | Credential Access |
Exploitation evidence
First exploit evidence seen: 2025-03-11 (earliest date across the sources below).
Exploited in the wild
- CISA KEV: listed since 2025-03-11. Source
Sources: CISA KEV.
Defend the Chain
The attack chain for CVE-2025-24984 laid across the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise tactics. Solid cards come from the MITRE CTID KEV mappings; dashed cards are inferred by CVERadar from the CWE or description. Correct defences are real ATT&CK mitigations for that technique.
Pick a red technique card on the board, then choose the defence that stops it.
Defend against T1552.001 Credentials In Files Inferred
Inferred from CWE CWE-532
How to fix it
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. (source: CISA KEV)
Fixed versions
- microsoft windows 10 1507: upgrade to 10.0.10240.20947 or later
- microsoft windows 10 1607: upgrade to 10.0.14393.7876 or later
- microsoft windows 10 1809: upgrade to 10.0.17763.7009 or later
- microsoft windows 10 21h2: upgrade to 10.0.19044.5608 or later
- microsoft windows 10 22h2: upgrade to 10.0.19045.5608 or later
- microsoft windows 11 22h2: upgrade to 10.0.22621.5039 or later
- microsoft windows 11 23h2: upgrade to 10.0.22631.5039 or later
- microsoft windows 11 24h2: upgrade to 10.0.26100.3403 or later
- microsoft windows server 2016: upgrade to 10.0.14393.7876 or later
- microsoft windows server 2019: upgrade to 10.0.17763.7009 or later
- microsoft windows server 2022: upgrade to 10.0.20348.3270 or later
- microsoft windows server 2022 23h2: upgrade to 10.0.25398.1486 or later
- microsoft windows server 2025: upgrade to 10.0.26100.3403 or later
Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.
Vendor advisories and patches
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24984 (CISA KEV notes)
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24984 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
MITRE ATT&CK mitigations for this chain
- M1017 User Training (for T1552.001) : Ensure that developers and system administrators are aware of the risk associated with having plaintext passwords in software configuration files that may be left on endpoint systems or servers.
- M1047 Audit (for T1552.001) : Preemptively search for files containing passwords and take actions to reduce the exposure risk when found.
- M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions (for T1552.001) : Restrict file shares to specific directories with access only to necessary users.
- M1027 Password Policies (for T1552.001) : Establish an organizational policy that prohibits password storage in files.
Detection Generic guidance
- Credential Access: Monitor for credential dumping, unusual LSASS access and sudden authentication from new sources.
Response checklist Generic guidance
- Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
- Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
- Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
- Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.