CVE-2024-21338 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability
CVE-2024-21338
Microsoft | Windows
- Date Added:
- 2024-03-04
- Due Date:
- 2024-03-25
- Vulnerability Name
Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability
- Description
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability within the IOCTL (input and output control) dispatcher in appid.sys that allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation.
- Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?
Known
- Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Additional Notes
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21338; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21338
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