CVE-2025-24985 Microsoft Windows Fast FAT File System Driver Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Fast FAT File System Driver contains an integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 11 Mar 2025.
- Rated High severity (CVSS 7.8, scored by Vendor).
- It has been in the catalogue for 605 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Fast FAT Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Affected Versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 | 10.0.10240.0 to before 10.0.10240.20947 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 | 10.0.14393.0 to before 10.0.14393.7876 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 to before 10.0.17763.7009 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19044.0 to before 10.0.19044.5608 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 to before 10.0.19045.5608 |
| Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 | 10.0.22621.0 to before 10.0.22621.5039 |
From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.
What To Do Now
- 1
Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Microsoft Windows. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
Fix it
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Management - 3
Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
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