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CVE-2024-26213:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-26213) was disclosed on April 9, 2024. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2 systems and could allow privilege escalation (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference) according to Microsoft's assessment (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (Rapid7).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires local access and high complexity to exploit, with low privileges required and no user interaction needed, as indicated by the CVSS vector (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The patch is included in the April 2024 security updates, with version 10.0.25398.830 for Windows Server 2022 23H2 (Qualys).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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