Is CVE-2025-24990 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2025-24990 as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence has not yet recorded sensor-observed exploitation attempts for CVE-2025-24990. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2025-24990 affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 and 25 other products. KEV Intelligence lists 25 version rows; examples include 10.0.10240.0 to < 10.0.10240.21161, 10.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.8519, and 10.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.7919.

Yes. CVE-2025-24990 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. KEV Intelligence attested it 1 day ahead of CISA.

CVE-2025-24990 Exploited in the Wild — Windows 10 Version 1507, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2, Windows 11 version 22H2, Windows 11 Version 23H2, Windows 11 Version 24H2, Windows 11 Version 25H2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

Q: How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Q: Is it in CISA KEV?

Yes. CVE-2025-24990 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. KEV Intelligence attested it 1 day ahead of CISA.

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2025-24990 is Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 and 25 other products. Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1507 affected before 10.0.10240.21161.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

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 systems. This is an announcement of the upcoming removal of ltmdm64.sys driver. The driver has been removed in the October cumulative update.

Fax modem hardware dependent on this specific driver will no longer work on Windows. Microsoft recommends removing any existing dependencies on this hardware.

Vendor Product Affected Status

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 Before 10.0.10240.21161 Affected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 Before 10.0.14393.8519 Affected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 Before 10.0.17763.7919 Affected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 Before 10.0.19044.6456 Affected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 Before 10.0.19045.6456 Affected

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 Before 10.0.22621.6060 Affected

Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 Before 10.0.22631.6060 Affected

Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 Before 10.0.26100.6899 Affected

Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 Before 10.0.26200.6899 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Before 6.1.7601.27974 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Before 6.1.7601.27974 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Before 6.0.6003.23571 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) Before 6.0.6003.23571 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Before 6.2.9200.25722 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Before 6.2.9200.25722 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Before 6.3.9600.22824 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Before 6.3.9600.22824 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Before 10.0.14393.8519 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Before 10.0.14393.8519 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Before 10.0.17763.7919 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Before 10.0.17763.7919 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Before 10.0.20348.4294 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Before 10.0.25398.1913 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Before 10.0.26100.6899 Affected

Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) Before 10.0.26100.6899 Affected

View vendor advisory

Published: 14 Oct 2025
Exploitation Reported: 01 Jun 2026
Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24990
Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability msrc.microsoft.com · Vendor Advisory https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24990

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source	Added
CVE First	2026-06-01 10:42 UTC
CISA	2026-06-02 14:05 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

6.0%

Weaknesses

Untrusted Pointer Dereference CWE-822

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

02 Jun 2026
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
01 Jun 2026
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
14 Oct 2025
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
30 Jan 2025
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Evidence confidence and provenance
First-party sensor telemetry
PoC and scanner references
Affected versions and enrichment
Automation-ready JSON delivery

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2025-24990",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.06003,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

CVE-2025-24990