CVE-2025-9548 Null dereference in Power Management Driver

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

A local authenticated user can cause a Windows blue screen error via a null pointer dereference in the Lenovo Power Management Driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-9548?

CVE-2025-9548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Power Management Driver, published on 15 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A potential null pointer dereference vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo Power Management Driver that could allow a local authenticated user to cause a Windows blue screen error.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9548?

How do I fix CVE-2025-9548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-9548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w7ph-w892-q2wc.

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