cve-2024-21338
HIGH CVSS 7.8 cisa_known_exploited
Description
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability within the IOCTL (input and output control) dispatcher in appid.sys that allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation.
Timeline
- Published
- 2024-03-04
- Last Modified
- 2024-03-04
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
References
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Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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"cvss": 7.8,
"datePublished": "2024-03-04",
"dateUpdated": "2024-03-04",
"description": "Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability within the IOCTL (input and output control) dispatcher in appid.sys that allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation.",
"dueDate": "2024-03-25",
"id": "CVE-2024-21338",
"kev_catalogs": [
"cisa"
],
"knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Known",
"notes": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21338; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21338",
"product": "Windows",
"requiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
"severity": "HIGH",
"source": "cisa_known_exploited",
"title": "Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability",
"vendor": "Microsoft"
}