Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CheckOps priority index

5.7/10 Patch within 7 days

Severity7.8

Probability2.5

Exploitation3/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 25.2% higher than 97.9% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:

Exploited for 687 days 16 Dec 2024

CISA due date 06 Jan 2025 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 3 / 5

KEV catalog (CISA)16 Dec 2024
Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)16 Dec 2024
Used by ransomwareno
EPSS above 10 %25.2%
No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

Windows 10 Version 1809Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2012 R2Windows 11 version 22H2Windows Server 2012Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Windows 11 Version 23H2Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Windows 10 Version 1507Windows 11 version 21H2Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Windows 10 Version 1607Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Windows Server 2019Windows

Affected versions

10.0.0 <10.0.17763.5936
10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.5936
6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.22023
10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.3737
6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24919
10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.4529
10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.7070
10.0.22631.0 <10.0.22631.3737
10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.950
10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.2527
6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.22720
10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20680

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-822

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

11 Jun 2024
Published
16 Dec 2024
Exploitation reported (ENISA)
16 Dec 2024
Added to the KEV catalog
06 Jan 2025
CISA remediation due date
29 Sept 2026
EPSS peak: 25.2%

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