CVE-2025-29838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 11 24h2 Windows Server 2025

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::arm64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025::::::::

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29838

History

Mon, 19 May 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows Server 2025
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:::::::x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 24h2 Microsoft windows Server 2025

Tue, 13 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Null pointer dereference in Windows Drivers allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Windows ExecutionContext Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-476
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29838
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-05-13T16:59:01.390Z

Updated: 2025-09-10T00:09:35.488Z

Reserved: 2025-03-11T22:56:43.944Z

Link: CVE-2025-29838

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-13T20:10:05.264Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-13T17:15:54.410

Modified: 2025-05-19T18:18:13.107

Link: CVE-2025-29838

Redhat

No data.

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