CVE-2024-43527 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the Windows Kernel to gain elevated privileges on affected 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-2024-43527?
CVE-2024-43527 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, 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 Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43527?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 24h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-43527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-50165 Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-21311 Windows NTLM V1 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-108463 Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v43r-3c37-7mrr.