CVE-2024-37979: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.7)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Oct

Released

2024-10-08

EPSS Score

0.19% (percentile: 41.3%)

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 (10)

Windows

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

ESU

• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (5)

• 5044277
• 5044281
• 5044293
• 5044342
• 5044343

Acknowledgments

Netanel Ben Simon with Microsoft Offensive Research & Security Engineering

Revision History

• 2024-10-08: Information published.