CVE-2024-21338

high-risk
Published 2024-02-13

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Do I need to act?

!
79.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 21% of all CVEs
!
CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
!
2 public exploits available
51946, 52275
?
Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (9)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Patch https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21338
Exploit https://decoded.avast.io/janvojtesek/lazarus-and-the-fudmodule-rootkit-beyond-by...
Patch https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21338
Exploit https://packetstorm.news/files/id/190586/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52275
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-...
66
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate