high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2025-32701Windows log file driver — use-after-free (CVE-2025-32701)

The Common Log File System driver in Windows uses memory after releasing it, which a user already on the machine turns into higher privileges. It shipped in the same month as two sibling flaws in the same driver.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the Microsoft update for this CVE now; the cumulative update covers the sibling flaws in this driver as well.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
1%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2025-05-13
Added to KEV
2025-05-13
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
privilege escalation
MITRE ATT&CK
—
Severity
high

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

Attacker needsAn existing local account on the machine.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2025-32701 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24