CVE-2025-29824

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 2025-04-08), 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: 13%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · kev ransomware · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

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

Use after free in Windows Common Log File System Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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
13%
EPSS %ILE
96%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 8, 2025

Last Modified

October 27, 2025

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa, microsoft.
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-2025-29824
generic

CVE-2025-29824 - Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - Mitigation Script - vsociety

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-29824-windows-common-log-file-system-driver-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-mitigation-script
generic

CVE-2025-29824 - Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - Detection Script - vsociety

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-29824-windows-common-log-file-system-driver-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-detection-script
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-2025-29824

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

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 93× in last 7d / 397× 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 973 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-08 13:36 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-08 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-08 09:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-08 06:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-08 02:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-07 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-07 19:30 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-07 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-07 17:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-08-07 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-07 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-07 12:16 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-07 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-07 08:39 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-07 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-07 05:02 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-07 05:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-07 01:24 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-07 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-06 21:47 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-06 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-06 18:10 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-06 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-06 14:33 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-06 14:33 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-06 14:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-06 10:56 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-06 10:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-06 07:18 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-06 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-06 03:41 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-06 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-06 00:04 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-06 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-05 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-05 20:26 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-05 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-05 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-05 17:25 UTCCISA KEV update
  16. 2026-08-05 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-05 13:11 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-05 13:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-05 09:33 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-05 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-05 05:55 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-05 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-05 02:17 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-05 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-04 22:38 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-08-04 22:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-04 19:01 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-04 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-04 17:02 UTCCISA KEV update
  30. 2026-08-04 15:23 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-04 15:23 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-04 15:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-04 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-04 08:09 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-04 08:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-04 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-04 00:53 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-04 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-03 21:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-03 19:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  42. 2026-08-03 17:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-03 14:00 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-03 14:00 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-03 14:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-03 10:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-03 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-03 03:05 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-03 03:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-02 23:28 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-02 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-02 19:51 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-02 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-02 16:14 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-02 16:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-02 12:37 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-02 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-02 09:00 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-02 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-02 05:22 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-02 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-02 01:45 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-02 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-01 22:08 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-01 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-01 18:31 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-01 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-01 14:54 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-01 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-01 11:16 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-01 11:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-01 07:39 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-01 07:39 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-01 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCAfanPan/CVE-2025-29824-Exploit
    First seen Jul 30, 2025

    Use after free in Windows Common Log File System Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCencrypter15/CVE-2025-29824
    First seen May 14, 2025
    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-29824?
CVE-2025-29824 is a critical vulnerability published on April 8, 2025. Use after free in Windows Common Log File System Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2025-29824 disclosed?
CVE-2025-29824 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 8, 2025, with the most recent update on October 27, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-29824 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-29824 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 8, 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-2025-29824?
CVE-2025-29824 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-2025-29824?
CVE-2025-29824 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-2025-29824?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-29824, 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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