CVE-2025-24068
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer over-read in Windows Storage Management Provider allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA buffer over-read vulnerability in Windows Storage Management Provider allows a local authorized attacker to read sensitive memory contents beyond intended buffer boundaries, resulting in information disclosure. The vulnerability stems from insufficient bounds checking when processing certain storage management operations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 10.0.10240.21034< 10.0.14393.8148< 10.0.17763.7434< 10.0.19044.5965< 10.0.19045.5965< 10.0.22621.5472< 10.0.22631.5472< 10.0.26100.4270CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Windows version against affected rangesOpen Settings > System > About, or run 'winver' command, or run 'systeminfo' and look at OS Version / Build numberAffected if Build number is less than 10240.21034 (1507), 14393.8148 (1607), 17763.7434 (1809), 19044.5965 (21h2), 19045.5965 (22h2), 22621.5472 (22h2 11), 22631.5472 (23h2 11), or 26100.4270 (24h2 11)
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Verify if Windows Storage Management Provider is availableCheck for presence of StorageMgmt.msc snap-in or run 'Get-StorageProvider' PowerShell cmdlet if availableAffected if Storage Management Provider snap-in or cmdlet is present and functional on the system
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Confirm local authorized access contextReview system users and privileges; determine if untrusted local users have access to storage management operationsAffected if Local users other than Administrators can access storage management functionality or APIs
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Check for storage management operations usageReview event logs or system usage for storage management operations such as enumerating disks, volumes, or storage subsystemsAffected if Storage management operations have been performed on the system using built-in Windows storage management interfaces
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Confirm vulnerability trigger conditionIdentify if any storage management operations involving enumeration or listing of storage objects have been executedAffected if Storage Management Provider processes any storage enumeration or management request
The system is affected if it runs a Windows version listed in the affected ranges AND has Windows Storage Management Provider functionality available or in use, since the buffer over-read occurs during storage management operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.0.10240.2103410.0.14393.814810.0.17763.7434
Apply the Microsoft security update for Windows Storage Management Provider once released; prioritize patching systems with elevated access permissions given the local attack vector.
Install the Microsoft security update for CVE-2025-24068 from Windows Update (targeting Windows Storage Management Provider component)
- Identify current Windows version and build number by running `winver` or `systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"`
- Open Windows Update by pressing Win+R and entering `ms-settings:windowsupdate`
- Click 'Check for updates' and install all available security updates
- If specific update KB number is known from Microsoft Security Response Center (msrc.microsoft.com), install it directly via `ms-settings:windowsupdate-actionhistory`
- Restart the system after updates are installed
- Verify the fix by checking the installed build matches or exceeds: Windows 10 1507 → 10.0.10240.21034, Windows 10 1607 → 10.0.14393.8148, Windows 10 1809 → 10.0.17763.7434, Windows 10 21h2 → 10.0.19044.5965, Windows 10 22h2 → 10.0.19045.5965, Windows 11 22h2 → 10.0.22621.5472, Windows 11 23h2 → 10.0.22631.5472, Windows 11 24h2 → 10.0.26100.4270
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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