CVE-2025-24990

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-14), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 6%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem driver that ships natively with supported Windows operating systems. This is an announcement of the upcoming removal of ltmdm64.sys driver. The driver has been removed in the October cumulative update. Fax modem hardware dependent on this specific driver will no longer work on Windows. Microsoft recommends removing any existing dependencies on this hardware.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
6%
EPSS %ILE
93%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

October 14, 2025

Last Modified

November 18, 2025

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24990
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

CVE-2025-24990 Mitigation Script - Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Agere Modem Driver Affecting Windows - vsociety

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24990-mitigation-script-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-agere-modem-driver-affecting-windows
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

CVE-2025-24990 Detection Script - Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Agere Modem Driver Affecting Windows - vsociety

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24990-detection-script-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-agere-modem-driver-affecting-windows
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24990

Weakness Classification(1)

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

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 65× in last 7d / 385× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 766 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-27 16:50 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-27 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-27 12:56 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-27 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-27 08:59 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-27 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-27 05:05 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-27 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-27 01:11 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-27 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-26 21:16 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-26 21:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-26 17:19 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-26 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-26 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-26 13:25 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-26 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-26 09:30 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-26 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-26 05:37 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-26 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-26 01:41 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-26 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-26 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 02:51 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 22:46 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 22:46 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-22 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  8. 2026-07-22 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-22 14:58 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-22 14:58 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-22 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-22 11:01 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-22 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-22 07:07 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-22 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-22 03:13 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-22 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 23:18 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-21 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-21 19:01 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-21 19:01 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-21 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-21 15:07 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-07-21 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  29. 2026-07-21 11:12 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-21 11:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-21 07:17 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-21 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-21 03:22 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-07-21 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-20 23:28 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-20 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-20 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-07-20 19:34 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-20 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-20 17:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-20 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-20 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-20 07:52 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-07-20 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-20 03:58 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-20 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-20 00:04 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-20 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-19 20:10 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-19 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-19 16:16 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-07-19 16:16 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-19 16:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-19 12:22 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-19 12:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-19 08:29 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-07-19 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-19 04:34 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-07-19 04:34 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-19 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-07-19 00:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-18 20:46 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-07-18 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-18 16:51 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-18 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-18 12:57 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-07-18 12:57 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-18 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-18 10:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-07-18 09:03 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-18 09:03 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-24990?
CVE-2025-24990 is a critical vulnerability published on October 14, 2025. Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem driver that ships natively with supported Windows operating systems. This is an announcement of the upcoming removal of ltmdm64.sys driver. The driver has been removed in the October cumulative update. Fax modem hardware dependent…
When was CVE-2025-24990 disclosed?
CVE-2025-24990 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 14, 2025, with the most recent update on November 18, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-24990 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-24990 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 14, 2025, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24990?
CVE-2025-24990 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-24990?
CVE-2025-24990 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-24990?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-24990, 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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