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CVE-2024-43457:
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Overview
Windows Setup and Deployment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-43457) was disclosed on September 10, 2024, affecting Windows 11 24H2 systems. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction to exploit. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Microsoft Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Affected users should apply the latest security patches for Windows 11 24H2 systems to versions 10.0.26100.1742 or later (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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