Microsoft Windows Defender Firewall Service Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Allowing Information Disclosure

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing out-of-bounds read has been identified in the Windows Defender Firewall Service. This issue allows an authorized attacker to locally disclose information by reading portions of heap memory.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized information disclosure.

Remediation

Users can apply the security update for this vulnerability, which is available through the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5072033 and KB5072014.

Added: Dec 9, 2025, 10:46 PM
Updated: Dec 9, 2025, 10:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
2.8
remediation
7.7
relevance
1.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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