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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2025-29971: Web Threat Defense (WTD.sys) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 13, 2025
Added
May 13, 2025
Modified
May 8, 2026

Description

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

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_11-22h2-kb5058405microsoft-windows-windows_11-23h2-kb5058405microsoft-windows-windows_11-24h2-kb5058411microsoft-windows-windows_11-24h2-kb5061258
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