CVE-2024-43511HighCVSS 7.0

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
October 8, 2024
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-43511 →

📋 Description

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Are there additional actions I need to take after installing November 12, 2024 update? This update affects a component of Virtualization-based Security (VBS). The policy mitigations described in KB5042562: Guidance for blocking rollback of Virtualization-based Security (VBS) related security updates - Microsoft Support have been updated to accommodate these changes. If you have previously applied the mitigation policies, we recommend that you consider updating to the latest policies.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

🎯 Affected products27

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5046615 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.6532 KB5046616 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2849 KB5046698 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2819 KB5044280 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.3260 KB5046613 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.5131 KB5046633 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.4460 KB5046613 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.5131 KB5046633 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.4460 KB5046618 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1251 KB5047621 (ServicingStackUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.26100.2303 KB5046696 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.26100.2240 KB5046665 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20826 KB5046612 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7515

🔗 References (23)