Vulnerability
CVE-2025-29824
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System Driver: use-after-free leading to privilege escalation
Most severe levelDEFCON 4 · Moderate risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 · high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- EPSS
- 13.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 8 April 2025 · used in ransomware campaigns
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 4 November 2026.
Timeline
- 8 April 2025Published on NVD
- 8 April 2025Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
In DefenceLevel briefings1 day
- 8 October 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
Last 12 months.
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