Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Code Integrity Guard

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU98275

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43585

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in Code Integrity Guard. A local user can replace valid file content with specially crafted file content.

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 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

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

CPE2.3

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

External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43585

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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