theinfosecnews
theinfosecnews
Subscribe to Daily Digest

CVE-2025-24990

CISA KEV

Published October 14, 2025 · Updated April 3, 2026

high
Official Description+

Microsoft Windows Agere Modem Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

Affected Products

VendorProduct
MicrosoftWindows

Patch Status

Patch by 2025-11-04

Recommended Actions

  1. Check if your systems use any of the affected products listed above.
  2. Apply vendor patches immediately if available.
  3. This vulnerability is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — prioritize remediation.
  4. Monitor vendor advisories for updates and additional mitigations.
  5. Review logs for indicators of compromise related to CVE-2025-24990.