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High MSRC-CVE-2024-43528 1 CVE

Windows Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Oct 8, 2024 · Updated Nov 12, 2024 · Revision 2

Vendor: Microsoft

Summary

Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Are there additional actions I need to take after installing November 12, 2024 update?
This update affects a component of Virtualization-based Security (VBS). The policy mitigations described in KB5042562: Guidance for blocking rollback of Virtualization-based Security (VBS) related security updates - Microsoft Support have been updated to accommodate these changes. If you have previously applied the mitigation policies, we recommend that you consider updating to the latest policies.

Security updates
10.0.17763.6532 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5046615
10.0.20348.2849 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5046616
10.0.20348.2819 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5046698
10.0.22000.3260 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5044280
10.0.19044.5131 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5046613
10.0.22621.4460 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5046633
10.0.25398.1251 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5046618
10.0.26100.2303 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5047621
10.0.26100.2240 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5046696

Vulnerabilities 1

Revision history

  1. #2

    The following updates have been made: 1) To comprehensively address this vulnerability, Microsoft has released October 2024 security updates for all affected client versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022. Microsoft recommends that customers install the updates to be fully protected from the vulnerability. Customers whose systems are configured to receive automatic updates do not need to take any further action.2) FAQ added to explain further recommended actions to take after installing the November 2024 security update: This update affects a component of Virtualization-based Security (VBS). The policy mitigations described in [KB5042562: Guidance for blocking rollback of Virtualization-based Security (VBS) related security updates - Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5042562-guidance-for-blocking-rollback-of-virtualization-based-security-vbs-related-security-updates-b2e7ebf4-f64d-4884-a390-38d63171b8d3) have been updated to accommodate these changes. If you have previously applied the mitigation policies, we recommend that you consider updating to the latest policies.

  2. #1

    Information published.

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