CVE-2024-43502: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-08 · updated 2026-08-19
Weakness: CWE-908

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.6414 — fixed in 10.0.17763.6414
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.5011 — fixed in 10.0.19044.5011
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.5011 — fixed in 10.0.19045.5011
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.6414 — fixed in 10.0.17763.6414
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6414 — fixed in 10.0.17763.6414
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.5011 — fixed in 10.0.19044.5011
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.5011 — fixed in 10.0.19045.5011
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6414 — fixed in 10.0.17763.6414

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.6414; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.5011; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.5011; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.6414; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.6414; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.5011; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.5011; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.6414. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43502

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