Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-43624

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100304

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43624

CWE-ID: CWE-822

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5131, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5131, 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
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1251, 2022 10.0.20348.2849, 2025 10.0.26100.2240, 2025 10.0.26100.2314

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2024-43624

• Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk