Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Client-Side Caching



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-43644
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Windows Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Windows
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU100406

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43644

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Windows Client-Side Caching. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system, leading to privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows Server: before 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27415, 2008 6.0.6003.22966, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22267, 2012 6.2.9200.25165, 2022 10.0.20348.2849, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1251, 2025 10.0.26100.2240, 2025 10.0.26100.2314

Windows: before 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5131, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5131, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20826, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7515, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6532, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.4460, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.4460, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.2240, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.2314

CPE2.3 External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43644


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.



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