CVE-2025-29971 (GCVE-0-2025-29971)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-13 16:58 – Updated: 2026-02-13 19:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
Out-of-bounds read in Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-13 18:20 UTC
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H2 |
Affected:
10.0.22621.0 , < 10.0.22621.5335
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H3 |
Affected:
10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.5335
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 23H2 |
Affected:
10.0.22631.0 , < 10.0.22631.5335
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 24H2 |
Affected:
10.0.26100.0 , < 10.0.26100.4061
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-05-13 07:00
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