CVE-2025-24990Known exploitationPublic exploit

Local privilege escalation via unchecked IOCTL pointers

Published Oct 14, 2025 · Updated Oct 14, 2025

Untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Agere Modem driver allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges through crafted IOCTL requests. Several METHOD_NEITHER handlers in ltmdm64.sys accept caller-supplied addresses without verifying that they reference user-mode memory, yielding arbitrary kernel reads and writes. The driver is not loaded by default, but local users who can access or load it can alter protected kernel state; public exploitation has been demonstrated and observed.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability6.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Agere Modem driver allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges through crafted IOCTL requests. Several METHOD_NEITHER handlers in ltmdm64.sys accept caller-supplied addresses without verifying that they reference user-mode memory, yielding arbitrary kernel reads and writes. The driver is not loaded by default, but local users who can access or load it can alter protected kernel state; public exploitation has been demonstrated and observed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24990
Published
Oct 14, 2025
Updated
Oct 14, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
CWE-822, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 14, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog entry
  2. Oct 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  3. Oct 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.21161

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.21161
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7919
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 25H2version=10.0.26200.0 <10.0.26200.6899
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8519
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 24H2version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.25722
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.25722
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19044.0 <10.0.19044.6456
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)version=10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.1913
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8519
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.27974
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.27974
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.6456
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22824
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7919
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2version=10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.6060
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.6060
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.8519
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.23571
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.4294
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025version=10.0.26100.0 <10.0.26100.6899
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.7919
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22824
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.23571

Published CVSS scores

7.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-822Untrusted Pointer Dereference
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Technologies

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