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CVE-2024-26170: Windows Composite Image File System (CimFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Windows Composite Image File System (CimFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19044.4170
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19045.4170
• Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: before 10.0.22000.2836 — fixed in 10.0.22000.2836
• Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.3296 — fixed in 10.0.22621.3296
• Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.3296 — fixed in 10.0.22631.3296
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.2340 — fixed in 10.0.20348.2340
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.763 — fixed in 10.0.25398.763
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19044.4170
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.4170 — fixed in 10.0.19045.4170
• Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.2836 — fixed in 10.0.22000.2836
• Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.3296 — fixed in 10.0.22621.3296
• Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.3296 — fixed in 10.0.22631.3296
• Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.3296 — fixed in 10.0.22631.3296
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.2340 — fixed in 10.0.20348.2340
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.763 — fixed in 10.0.25398.763

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.4170; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.4170; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2836; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.3296; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.3296; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.2340; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.763; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.4170; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.4170; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2836; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.3296; Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.3296. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26170
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26170

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