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High · 7.8 Public exploit CVE-2024-26229 EUVD-2024-23505GHSA-m3pg-c9mv-657r

Windows CSC Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Apr 9, 2024 · Updated May 3, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

Vendor: Microsoft Product: Windows 10 Version 1507 Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 Product: Windows 11 version 22H2 Product: Windows 11 version 22H3 Product: Windows 11 version 23H2 Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Product: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Product: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) Product: Windows Server 2012 Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Product: Windows Server 2016 Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Product: Windows Server 2019 Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Product: Windows Server 2022 Product: Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Platform: Windows

Description

Windows CSC Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.5696, 10.0.0 – < 10.0.17763.5696 10.0.17763.5696
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.5696 10.0.17763.5696
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.5696 10.0.17763.5696
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 – < 10.0.20348.2402 10.0.20348.2402
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 10.0.0 – < 10.0.22000.2899 10.0.22000.2899
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19043.0 – < 10.0.19044.4291 10.0.19044.4291
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 10.0.22621.0 – < 10.0.22621.3447 10.0.22621.3447
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 – < 10.0.19045.4291 10.0.19045.4291
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.0 – < 10.0.22631.3447 10.0.22631.3447
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 – < 10.0.22631.3447 10.0.22631.3447
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.0 – < 10.0.25398.830 10.0.25398.830
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.0 – < 10.0.10240.20596 10.0.10240.20596
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.6897 10.0.14393.6897
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.6897 10.0.14393.6897
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.6897 10.0.14393.6897
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.0 – < 6.0.6003.22618 6.0.6003.22618
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 6.0.6003.0 – < 6.0.6003.22618 6.0.6003.22618
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.0 – < 6.0.6003.22618 6.0.6003.22618
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 – < 6.1.7601.27067 6.1.7601.27067
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 – < 6.1.7601.27067 6.1.7601.27067
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 – < 6.2.9200.24821 6.2.9200.24821
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 – < 6.2.9200.24821 6.2.9200.24821
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – < 6.3.9600.21924 6.3.9600.21924
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – < 6.3.9600.21924 6.3.9600.21924

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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GitHub 10 repositories

  • RalfHacker/CVE-2024-26229-exploit ★ 145 · Jun 11, 2024

    Windows LPE

  • Cracked5pider/eop24-26229 ★ 41 · Aug 4, 2024

    A firebeam plugin that exploits the CVE-2024-26229 vulnerability to perform elevation of privilege from a unprivileged user

  • apkc/CVE-2024-26229-BOF ★ 29 · Jun 13, 2024

    BOF implementations of CVE-2024-26229 for Cobalt Strike and BruteRatel

  • team-MineDEV/CVE-2024-26229 ★ 11 · Jun 16, 2024

    Windows CSC服务特权提升漏洞。 当程序向缓冲区写入的数据超出其处理能力时，就会发生基于堆的缓冲区溢出，从而导致多余的数据溢出到相邻的内存区域。这种溢出会损坏内存，并可能使攻击者能够执行任意代码或未经授权访问系统。本质上，攻击者可以编写触发溢出的恶意代码或输入，从而控制受影响的系统、执行任意命令、安装恶意软件或访问敏感数据。 微软已发出警告成功利用此漏洞的攻击者可以获得 SYSTEM 权…

  • stillbigjosh/cve-2024-26229-bof ★ 3 · Nov 5, 2026

    Beacon Object File that exploits the Windows CSC (Client-Side Caching) driver for local privilege escalation.

  • 0xGunrunner/CVE-2024-26229-BOF ★ 0 · Apr 15, 2026

    CVE-2024-26229 Beacon Object File version

  • vettrivel007/CVE-2024-26229 ★ 0 · Mar 27, 2026

    Windows LPE

  • shinspace92/cve-2024-26229 ★ 0 · Dec 22, 2024

    Nim touch up of CVE 2024 26229

  • mqxmm/CVE-2024-26229 ★ 0 · Oct 13, 2024
  • dkstar11q/CVE-2024-26229-lpe ★ 0 · Jun 10, 2024

    CWE-781: Improper Address Validation in IOCTL with METHOD_NEITHER I/O Control Code

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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