Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | 6.1.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | 6.1.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | 6.3.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | 6.1.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | 6.2.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | 6.2.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3.0 – < publication | publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | 6.3.0 – < publication | publication |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | znc | 1.8.2-1.11 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11542-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11542-1 znc-1.8.2-1.11 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026