CVE-2025-24994 Microsoft Windows Cross Device Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges due to improper access control in the Windows Cross Device Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24994?
CVE-2025-24994 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper access control in Windows Cross Device Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24994?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24994?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-24994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24994 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
- CVE-2024-49117 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-21435 Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-24084 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-33054 Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-29828 Windows Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w95m-f858-6462.