# CVE-2025-24084: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code locally via an untrusted pointer dereference in the WSL2 kernel, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jfx8-97fx-6vfq

## What is CVE-2025-24084?

CVE-2025-24084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 11 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Weakness: CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24084?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-24084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-24084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2

- [CVE-2024-49117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49117/): Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-21435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21435/): Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-33054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33054/): Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-29828](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29828/): Windows Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-43625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43625/): Microsoft Windows VMSwitch Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-24084 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-24084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 11 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11 22h2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24084/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24084
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24084
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24084

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24084/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.