CVE-2025-24071: Microsoft Windows File Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability

7.5 CVSS

Description

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Windows File Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-24071

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Problem Types

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Affected Products

Vendor: Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft

Product: Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 11 version 22H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows 11 version 22H3, Windows 11 Version 23H2, Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation), Windows 11 Version 24H2, Windows Server 2025, Windows 10 Version 1507, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 36.15% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 96.79% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-09 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24071
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24071

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