Race condition in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-49084

 

Race condition in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-49084

Published: December 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101447
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49084
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Windows Kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-49084

Install updates from vendor's website.

Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.5247, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.5247, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20857, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7606, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6659, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.4602, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.4602
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27467, 2008 6.0.6003.23016, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22318, 2012 6.2.9200.25222, 2022 23H2 10.0.25398.1308, 2022 10.0.20348.2908, 2022 10.0.20348.2966, 2025 10.0.26100.2528, 2025 10.0.26100.2605

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