What is CVE-2025-24036?

CVE-2025-24036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Autoupdate, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-24036?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Autoupdate

CVE-2025-24036

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Autoupdate
Microsoft Autoupdate For Mac — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24036?: CVE-2025-24036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Autoupdate, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-24036?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.