PT-2024-2982 · Microsoft · Windows Csc Service+1

Erik Egsgard · Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2026-05-31 · CVE-2024-26229

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 CSC Service (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows CSC Service, which can be exploited due to improper address validation in IOCTL with METHOD NEITHER I/O Control Code in the csc.sys driver. This vulnerability allows attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges. A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released on GitHub. The vulnerability was initially considered to have a lower criticality, but the release of the exploit has increased its criticality.

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

Exploit

DoS

LPE

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-03162

CVE-2024-26229

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Csc Service

References · 45

• 🔥 https://github.com/MzHmO/Exploit-Street/tree/main/2024/CVE-2024-26229 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/varwara/CVE-2024-26229 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/RalfHacker/CVE-2024-26229-exploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/apkc/CVE-2024-26229-BOF · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Cracked5pider/eop24-26229 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/team-MineDEV/CVE-2024-26229 · Exploit
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/NVISOsecurity/CVE-2024-26229-BOF · Exploit, Deleted
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/0XJ175/DRive · Exploit, Deleted
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-03162 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-26229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26229 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26229 · Security Note
• https://t.me/true_sec/80 · Telegram Post