Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows File Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVE-2025-24071
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-03-11. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 1.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 65(Track)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Track
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 computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 25%
- EPSS %ILE
- 98%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 11, 2025
Last Modified
July 3, 2025
References (3)
- secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24071
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24071-spoofing-vulnerability-in-microsoft-windows-file-explorer-detection-scrip
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-24071-spoofing-vulnerability-in-microsoft-windows-file-explorer-mitigation-script
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-24071(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(10 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (8 GitHub PoCs) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCfsoc-ghost-0x/Fsociety-CVE-2025-24071-NTLM-CoercionFirst seen Dec 21, 2025
Hello friend. This is the Fsociety Exploit Framework for CVE-2025-24071. Generates malicious .library-ms files to steal NTLMv2 hashes. Includes a 'Living Terminal' Cinematic Mode, Deep Trace logging, and stealth evasion techniques. Join the revolution. #Hacking #Exploit #CVE-2025-24071
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-52325First seen Jun 13, 2025
Windows File Explorer Windows 10 Pro x64 - TAR Extraction
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCTH-SecForge/CVE-2025-24071First seen Jun 9, 2025
Security Vulnerability Report: CVE-2025-24071 - Windows File Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-52310First seen May 29, 2025
Windows File Explorer Windows 11 (23H2) - NTLM Hash Disclosure
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCex-cal1bur/SMB_CVE-2025-24071First seen May 28, 2025
Exploited CVE-2025-24071 via SMB by hosting a .library-ms file inside a .tar archive. Using tar x from smbclient, the payload is extracted server-side without user interaction. Responder captures the NTLM hash once the target accesses the library.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCLOOKY243/CVE-2025-24071-PoCFirst seen May 27, 2025
CVE-2025-24071 Proof Of Concept
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCMarcejr117/CVE-2025-24071_PoCFirst seen Mar 27, 2025
A PoC of CVE-2025-24071 / CVE-2025-24054, A windows vulnerability that allow get NTMLv2 hashes
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCThemeHackers/CVE-2025-24071First seen Mar 27, 2025
Windows File Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2025-24071)
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCctabango/CVE-2025-24071_PoCExtraFirst seen Mar 19, 2025
Alternativa CVE-2025-24071_PoC
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCFOLKS-iwd/CVE-2025-24071-msfvenomFirst seen Mar 18, 2025
Metasploit module for CVE-2025-24071 - Windows NTLM Hash Leak via .library-ms
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