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TI-2025-21347 Aliases CVE-2025-29971GHSA-57q8-vxgg-mfqw

Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Priority HIGH 70CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Microsoft. Impact type from Microsoft.

Summary

Out-of-bounds read in Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.68132 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft: 3 updates

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0 to before 10.0.22621.533510.0.22621.5335Patch availableCNA
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H310.0.22631.0 to before 10.0.22631.533510.0.22631.5335Patch availableCNA
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 23H210.0.22631.0 to before 10.0.22631.533510.0.22631.5335Patch availableCNA
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.406110.0.26100.4061Patch availableCNA
  • Windows 11 version 22H2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.22621.0 to before 10.0.22621.5335 Fixed in 10.0.22621.5335 Patch available CNA
  • Windows 11 version 22H3 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.22631.0 to before 10.0.22631.5335 Fixed in 10.0.22631.5335 Patch available CNA
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.22631.0 to before 10.0.22631.5335 Fixed in 10.0.22631.5335 Patch available CNA
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.4061 Fixed in 10.0.26100.4061 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*before 10.0.22621.5335VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*before 10.0.22621.5335VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*before 10.0.22631.5335VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*before 10.0.22631.5335VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*before 10.0.26100.4061VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*before 10.0.26100.4061VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions before 10.0.22621.5335 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions before 10.0.22621.5335 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions before 10.0.22631.5335 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions before 10.0.22631.5335 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions before 10.0.26100.4061 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions before 10.0.26100.4061 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

Microsoft 3 updates

  • KB5061258
    Security HotPatch Update
    • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0.26100.3983
    • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems 10.0.26100.3983
  • KB5058411
    Security Update
    • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0.26100.4061
    • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems 10.0.26100.4061
    • Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.4061
    • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.4061
  • KB5058405
    Security Update
    • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0.22621.5335
    • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems 10.0.22621.5335
    • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0.22631.5335, 10.0.22621.5335
    • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems 10.0.22631.5335, 10.0.22621.5335

Vendor assessments

Microsoft

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Impact
Denial of Service
Exploited
No
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation More Likely

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-29971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57q8-vxgg-mfqw

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2025-24062 Windows SMB Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-24042 Internet Shortcut Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-32708 Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-29106 Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-19802 Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-19751 SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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