CVE-2024-43522 Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Local Security Authority to gain elevated privileges.
- 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-2024-43522?
CVE-2024-43522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 8 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43522?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43522?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-43522 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43522 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
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- CVE-2024-21435 Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-24084 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-33054 Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-29828 Windows Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6hj5-469h-v9h2.