CVE-2024-21447 Windows Authentication Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a Windows authentication flaw to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows operating 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-2024-21447?

CVE-2024-21447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, published on 9 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Windows Authentication Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21447?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-21447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7m2v-r87h-vhc2.

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