Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

Silence

same day

First public report to first vendor statementUnverified source

Exposure

same day

First public report to first fix

Follow-through

same day

First public report to a fix for every supported version

• Vendor silent
• Vendor statement, no fix
• Fixed for some versions
• Fixed when disclosed
• Date only, no time of day

1. First public report

   14 Oct 2025, 17:00 UTC

   CVE.org record CVE-2025-24990ClaimedQuote verifiedEvidence

   Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem driver that ships natively with supported Windows operating systems. This is an announcement of the upcoming removal of

   CVE record published.

   Source

   CVE.org record CVE-2025-24990 cve record

   Recorded time

   14 Oct 2025, 17:00 UTC

   Precision

   To the minute

   Origin

   Claimed. The date the source gives.

   Quote check

   Found in the archived copy

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   sha256:378e45b48d107be6…

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   3 more sources for this moment

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990ClaimedQuote not found in archive14 Oct 2025Evidence

   Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem driver that ships natively with supported Windows operating

   The vendor's own disclosure.

   Source

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990 vendor advisory

   Recorded time

   14 Oct 2025

   Precision

   Date only (no time of day is shown)

   Origin

   Claimed. The date the source gives.

   Quote check

   Not found in the archived copy. Treat with caution.

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   CISA KEV (CVE-2025-24990)ClaimedQuote verified14 Oct 2025Evidence

   Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

   Added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2025-10-14.

   Source

   CISA KEV (CVE-2025-24990) kev

   Recorded time

   14 Oct 2025

   Precision

   Date only (no time of day is shown)

   Origin

   Claimed. The date the source gives.

   Quote check

   Found in the archived copy

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   Bluesky postClaimedQuote not checked yet14 Oct 2025, 17:43 UTCEvidence

   CVE-2025-24990 Microsoft Windows Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

   Earliest third-party post we hold.

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   Bluesky post social

   Recorded time

   14 Oct 2025, 17:43 UTC

   Precision

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   Origin

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   Not checked yet

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2. Vendor statement

   14 Oct 2025date onlysame dayUnverified: quote not found in the archived copy

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990ClaimedQuote not found in archiveEvidence

   Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem driver that ships natively with supported Windows operating

   Source

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990 vendor advisory

   Recorded time

   14 Oct 2025

   Precision

   Date only (no time of day is shown)

   Origin

   Claimed. The date the source gives.

   Quote check

   Not found in the archived copy. Treat with caution.

   Snapshot

   sha256:02d6e3e21beeb842…

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   Yes

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3. First workaround

   No official mitigation found yet.

4. First fix

   14 Oct 2025date onlysame day

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990ClaimedQuote verifiedEvidence

   Information published.

   Vendor Fix listed at the first revision

   Source

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990 vendor advisory

   Recorded time

   14 Oct 2025

   Precision

   Date only (no time of day is shown)

   Origin

   Claimed. The date the source gives.

   Quote check

   Found in the archived copy

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   sha256:b27e513183ab4720…

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5. Fixed for all versions

   14 Oct 2025date onlysame day

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990ClaimedQuote verifiedEvidence

   Information published.

   every Known Affected product has a Vendor Fix and no later revision announces more updates

   Source

   Microsoft advisory CVE-2025-24990 vendor advisory

   Recorded time

   14 Oct 2025

   Precision

   Date only (no time of day is shown)

   Origin

   Claimed. The date the source gives.

   Quote check

   Found in the archived copy

   Snapshot

   sha256:b27e513183ab4720…

   Used in metrics

   Yes

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