CVE-2024-30088: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-30088) is a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability was initially disclosed on June 11, 2024, and was later added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on October 15, 2024, indicating its active exploitation in the wild (NVD, CISA Alert).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, has high attack complexity, requires low privileges, needs no user interaction, and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (NVD).

The vulnerability can lead to elevation of privilege in the Windows Kernel, potentially allowing an attacker to gain higher levels of system access. Given its inclusion in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and its high CVSS score, successful exploitation could result in significant system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected Windows versions, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server versions. Organizations are strongly advised to apply the available patches or implement vendor-recommended mitigations (Rapid7).