PT-2022-2669 · Microsoft · Windows Ancillary Function Driver For Winsock+1

Victor Portal · Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2023-06-29 · CVE-2022-24494

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This could allow an attacker to affect the system. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-03157

CVE-2022-24494

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Ancillary Function Driver For Winsock

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/vportal/AFD · Exploit
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24494 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24494 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-03157 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2022-24494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24494 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/29042 · Telegram Post
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-24494 · Note