High severity · published Feb 13, 2024
CVE-2024-21345
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
20.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)20.2% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WS
Windows Server 2022 23h2 · Microsoft
before 10.0.25398.709 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21345
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21345
Patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21345
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