CVE-2024-26235 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 2024-04-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.0.25398.0`	affected	< 10.0.25398.830

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-23511	Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01222.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26235

History

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows Server 2022 23h2
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows Server 2022 23h2

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_23h2:10.0.25398.830:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Microsoft Microsoft windows Server 23h2

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2024-04-09T17:00:55.884Z

Updated: 2025-05-03T00:39:55.537Z

Reserved: 2024-02-15T00:57:49.357Z

Link: CVE-2024-26235

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:59:32.596Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-09T17:15:44.040

Modified: 2025-01-08T16:37:39.897

Link: CVE-2024-26235

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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