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Play Ransomware Exploited Windows CVE-2025-29824 as Zero
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-26169 | Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service (CVE-2024-26169) | 7.8 | 4% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2025-29824 | Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver (Actively Exploited) | 7.8 | 19% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
From the original article
6 min read at thehackernews.com
Threat actors with links to the Play ransomware family exploited a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day as part of an attack targeting an unnamed organization in the United States. The attack, per the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, leveraged CVE-2025-29824 , a privilege escalation flaw in the Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. It was patched by Microsoft last month.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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