CVE-2024-43514
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-43514, was disclosed on October 8, 2024. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server editions (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a Double Free vulnerability (CWE-415). The vulnerability requires local access with low attack complexity and low privileges, but no user interaction is needed (NVD, Rapid7).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The CVSS scoring indicates potential high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected versions. Updates are available for Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 21H2 through 24H2), and Windows Server versions (2012 through 2022) (Rapid7).

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