CVE-2024-43502: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.1)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
More Likely
Patch Tuesday
2024-Oct
Released
2024-10-08
EPSS Score
8.69% (percentile: 92.5%)

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. According to the CVSS metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to major loss of confidentiality (C:H), have no effect on integrity (I:N) and have a high impact on availability (A:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? This vulnerability could allow an attacker to disclose confidential information or make the service unavailable but does not allow the attacker to modify any data.

Affected Products (10)

Windows

  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems

Security Updates (2)

Acknowledgments

Florian Schweins

Revision History

  • 2024-10-08: Information published.