CVE-2024-20686: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

More Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Jan

Released

2024-01-09

EPSS Score

0.10% (percentile: 28.4%)

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Affected Products (1)

Windows

• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (1)

• 5034130

Acknowledgments

esakis

Revision History

• 2024-01-09: Information published.