CVE-2025-29824: Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CVE-2025-29824 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-04-08

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver allows a locally authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges. The vulnerability has been observed being exploited in the wild.

Technologies: Microsoft Windows. Vendors: Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-29824 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2025-29824 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 April 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2025-29824?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 8 April 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1809, 21H2, 22H2; Microsoft Windows 11 24H2; Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-29824?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-29824 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-29824?
Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1809, 21H2, 22H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 24H2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025

Timeline

  • 2025-04-08: disclosed
  • 2025-04-08: advisory
  • 2025-04-08: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2025-04-08: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.

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