CVE-2023-24914 Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.0 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a use-after-free flaw in Win32k to gain elevated privileges on Windows 11 systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-24914?

CVE-2023-24914 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 11 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24914?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24914 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2023-24914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-75vj-p7j4-jjgc.

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