Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft BitLocker

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU98272

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43513

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in BitLocker. An attacker with physical access can bypass implemented security restrictions and elevate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: before 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5011, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20796, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7428, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6414, 11 21H2 10.0.22000.3260, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.4317, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.4317, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.2033, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011, 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5011

Windows Server: before 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22221, 2022 10.0.20348.2762, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1189, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22221

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43513

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.