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CVE-2024-43551

Oct. 17, 2024, 7:48 p.m.

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
microsoft
  • windows_10_1607
  • windows_10_1809
  • windows_10_21h2
  • windows_10_22h2
  • windows_11_21h2
  • windows_11_22h2
  • windows_11_23h2
  • windows_11_24h2
  • windows_server_2016
  • windows_server_2019
  • windows_server_2022
  • windows_server_2022_23h2
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Description

Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

CWE ID: 59

Date

Published: Oct. 8, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 17, 2024, 7:48 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secure@microsoft.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
o microsoft windows_10_1607 / / / / / / x64 /
o microsoft windows_10_1607 / / / / / / x86 /
o microsoft windows_10_1809 / / / / / / x64 /
o microsoft windows_10_1809 / / / / / / x86 /
o microsoft windows_10_21h2 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_10_22h2 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_11_21h2 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_11_22h2 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_11_23h2 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_11_24h2 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_server_2016 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_server_2019 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_server_2022 / / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 / / / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

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

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/ secure@microsoft.com