CVE-2025-24058
Published: 08 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-24058 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 23.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Improper input validation in the Windows DWM Core Library constitutes the vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-24058. The flaw, assigned CWE-20 and rated 7.8 under CVSS 3.1, affects the Desktop Window Manager component and permits an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges on the affected system.
An attacker already holding a local account can supply crafted input to trigger the flaw, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without requiring user interaction.
The official Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24058 contains the authoritative guidance on available patches and mitigation steps. The associated EPSS scores remain low, with a current value of 0.0093 and a recorded peak of 0.0127.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-10240
Vulnerability details
Improper input validation in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.