CVE-2024-6769
mediumpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A DLL Hijacking caused by drive remapping combined with a poisoning of the activation cache in Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 allows a malicious authenticated attacker to elevate from a medium integrity process to a high integrity process without the intervention of a UAC prompt.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–8.4
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (14)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-2228Microsoft Windows: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-09-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2016 und Microsoft Windows Server 2022 ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-6769/cnnvd
- https://github.com/fortra/CVE-2024-6769cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6769cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Windows-privilege-escalation-via-Activation-Cache-Poisoning-45247cnnvd
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/research/fr-2024-002cnnvd
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/research/fr-2024-002enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/fortra/CVE-2024-6769nvd
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/research/fr-2024-002nvd
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