Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU86461

Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-21341

Published: February 13, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86461

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21341

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Windows Kernel. An attacker with physical access can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-21341

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21341

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