Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU85218

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-20681

Published: January 9, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85218

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20681

CWE-ID: CWE-264

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 application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20681

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20681

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