CVE-2025-29838: Windows ExecutionContext Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

7.4 CVSS

Description

Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-29838

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.4

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

Problem Types

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Affected Products

Vendor: Microsoft

Product: Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows 11 Version 24H2, Windows Server 2025

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 13.54% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29838
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29838

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