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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-43624
CVE-2024-43624:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-43624, was discovered and disclosed on November 12, 2024. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as an Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability (CWE-822) (MSRC).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges in the context of Windows Hyper-V Shared Virtual Disk functionality. The high CVSS score indicates potential severe impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability through various KB patches including KB5046615, KB5046613, KB5046633, KB5046617, KB5046616, and KB5046696 for affected Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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