CVE-2025-24084

HIGHNVD 8.48.4—

8.4

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS v3: 8.4
EG Score: 8.4(medium)
EPSS: 56.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 11, 2025

Last Modified

July 7, 2025

References (1)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24084

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-822Untrusted Pointer Dereference

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2025-240842025-03-11
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-24084?

CVE-2025-24084 is a high vulnerability published on March 11, 2025. Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

When was CVE-2025-24084 disclosed?

CVE-2025-24084 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 11, 2025, with the most recent update on July 7, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-24084 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-24084 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 56.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24084?

CVE-2025-24084 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-24084?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-24084, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-24084

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