Microsoft Patch Tuesday Saves the Day: Two-Year-Old Exploit Finally Gets the Boot!
Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday update tackled a Windows zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-24983, that’s been wreaking havoc since March 2023. This use-after-free bug in the Win32 kernel subsystem could give attackers SYSTEM privileges if they win a race condition. ESET says attackers have been exploiting this flaw using the PipeMagic backdoor.
Hot Take:
Oh Microsoft, always keeping us on our toes with those “surprise” vulnerabilities! It’s like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole with hackers. At this rate, Windows users are going to need more patches than a quilt at grandma’s house. But hey, at least we’re getting good at racing, right?
Key Points:
- Windows zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-24983 has been exploited since March 2023.
- This bug allows attackers to elevate privileges to System by winning a race condition.
- The exploit targets Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2, not affecting newer OS like Windows 11.
- Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday addressed this along with five other exploited vulnerabilities.
- PipeMagic backdoor was used to execute the attack, with various ransomware groups taking notes.
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