Return of Wrong Status Code in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-49117

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101550

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-2024-49117

CWE-ID: CWE-393

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to return of wrong status code within the Windows Hyper-V. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 1607 10.0.14393.7606, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.4602, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.4602
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.7606, 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

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2024-49117

• Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V