Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-21346

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-21346

Published: February 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86385
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 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-2024-21346
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 Win32k, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-21346

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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