PT-2024-7980 · Microsoft · Windows

Joe Bialek · Published 2024-11-12 · Updated 2024-11-19 · CVE-2024-43636

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Win32k component of Windows operating systems and involves the dereferencing of an untrusted pointer. This can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

LPE

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-822

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-09493

CVE-2024-43636

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-43636 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43636 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-09493 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43636 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43636 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43636 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/avleonovcom/1469 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/UndercodeNews/status/1858665816062898584 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/102074 · Telegram Post