CVE-2024-21338

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published2/13/2024

Last Modified10/28/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2024-03-04

Remediation Due Date2024-03-25

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10_1809microsoft:windows_10_21h2microsoft:windows_10_22h2microsoft:windows_11_21h2microsoft:windows_11_22h2microsoft:windows_11_23h2microsoft:windows_server_2019microsoft:windows_server_2022microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-822

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21338(secure@microsoft.com)

https://decoded.avast.io/janvojtesek/lazarus-and-the-fudmodule-rootkit-beyond-byovd-with-an-admin-to-kernel-zero-day/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21338(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://packetstorm.news/files/id/190586/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52275(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-21338(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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