CVE-2025-24054

Microsoft Windows NTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

External control of file name or path in Windows NTLM allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

It took 7 years, but Microsoft finally realized a vulnerability was severe enough to be addressed and it was not until other researchers also reported it, that the original researcher finally got credited after pointing it out.

Microsoft Windows NTLM contains an external control of file name or path vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

Active

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-01-16 CVE Reserved
2025-03-11 CVE Published
2025-04-17 Exploited in Wild
2025-04-22 First Exploit
2025-04-27 CVE Updated
2025-04-27 EPSS Updated
2025-05-08 KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/xigney/CVE-2025-24054_PoC	2025-04-22
https://github.com/helidem/CVE-2025-24054-PoC	2025-04-25
https://github.com/ClementNjeru/CVE-2025-24054-PoC	2025-04-29

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24054	2025-03-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 1809 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1809"				>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7009 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1809" and version " >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7009"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019"				>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7009 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019" and version " >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7009"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7009 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.7009"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022"				>= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.3328 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022" and version " >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.3328"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 21H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 21H2"				>= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.5608 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 21H2" and version " >= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.5608"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 22H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H2"				>= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.5039 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H2" and version " >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.5039"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 22H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 22H2"				>= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5608 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 22H2" and version " >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5608"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2025 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3476 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3476"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 22H3 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H3"				>= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5039 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H3" and version " >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5039"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 23H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 23H2"				>= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5039 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 23H2" and version " >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.5039"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core Installation)"				>= 10.0.25398.0 < 10.0.25398.1486 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 10.0.25398.0 < 10.0.25398.1486"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 24H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 24H2"				>= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3476 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 24H2" and version " >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3476"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2025 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025"				>= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3476 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025" and version " >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.3476"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 1507 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1507"				>= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.20947 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1507" and version " >= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.20947"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1607"				>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7876 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1607" and version " >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7876"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016"				>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7876 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016" and version " >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7876"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2016 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7876 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.7876"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1"				>= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27618 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1" and version " >= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27618"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27618 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27618"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				>= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25368 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version " >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25368"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25368 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.25368"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 R2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2"				>= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22470 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2" and version " >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22470"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22470 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.22470"		en		Affected