Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Windows Server - CVE-2024-29066
Published: April 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88324
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29066
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Server
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in Windows Distributed File System (DFS). A remote administrator can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-29066
Install updates from vendor's website.