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CVE-2025-24993
High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 8.8. Fixed by 16 Microsoft security updates.
All about CVE-2025-24993: the Senserva AI read, whether it is exploited, the official patches, its change history, and the questions admins ask.
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CVE-2025-24993 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it in the wild, which makes it a fix-first item. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 16 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-24993
NTFS itself, the file system every Windows machine runs on, carries this remote code execution flaw exploited through crafted file system images. KEV-listed on 2025-03-11 with a 59% EPSS score, it pairs naturally with phishing that delivers a mountable disk image to Windows 10 1809 or Server 2019 targets.
Do this: Finish the March 2025 patch deployment and remind users that unexpected disk image attachments are as hostile as executables.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2025-24993
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2025-24993
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild. EPSS exploit probability 59%. CVSS 8.8 (High).
This CVE is among the top half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability, and one of 7 actively-exploited CVEs in March 2025.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-24993
Treat as urgent: it is being exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), so patch ahead of items that are not. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5053594, KB5053596, KB5053598, KB5053599, KB5053602, KB5053603, KB5053606, KB5053618, KB5053620, KB5053627, KB5053636, KB5053638, KB5053886, KB5053887, KB5053888, KB5053995 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-24993. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2025-24993
Is CVE-2025-24993 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2025-24993 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Its EPSS exploit probability is 59%.
What patch fixes CVE-2025-24993?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2025-24993 in KB5053594, KB5053596, KB5053598, KB5053599, KB5053602, KB5053603, KB5053606, KB5053618, KB5053620, KB5053627, KB5053636, KB5053638, KB5053886, KB5053887, KB5053888, KB5053995. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-24993?
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2019.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2025-24993?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2025-24993's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed three times a day (5 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7 PM US Central).
Fixed by the same updates
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Authoritative references
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