Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2025-24990
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 ltmdm64.sys driver. The driver has been removed…
EPSS: 0.028 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.10240.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h2 — versions 10.0.19044.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22h2 — versions 10.0.19045.0
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22h2 — versions 10.0.22621.0
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23h2 — versions 10.0.22631.0
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2 — versions 10.0.26100.0
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25h2 — versions 10.0.26200.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 — versions 6.1.7601.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-24990?
- CVE-2025-24990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-24990?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-24990 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2025-24990 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-14), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.