CVE-2025-49678
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Publication date: 2025-07-08
Last updated on: 2025-07-15
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
Description
Null pointer dereference in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | to 10.0.10240.21073 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | to 10.0.10240.21073 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | to 10.0.14393.8246 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_1607 | to 10.0.14393.8246 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | to 10.0.17763.7558 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | to 10.0.17763.7558 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h2 | to 10.0.19044.6093 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | to 10.0.19045.6093 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | to 10.0.22621.5624 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_11_23h2 | to 10.0.22631.5624 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | to 10.0.26100.4652 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | * |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | * |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | * |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | to 10.0.14393.8246 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | to 10.0.17763.7558 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | to 10.0.20348.3932 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022_23h2 | to 10.0.25398.1732 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows_server_2025 | to 10.0.26100.4652 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-362 | The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently. |
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a null pointer dereference in the Windows NTFS file system that allows an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges on the affected system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker who already has some level of access to the system could exploit this vulnerability to gain higher privileges, potentially allowing them to perform unauthorized actions or access sensitive information.
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