CVE-2024-20682HighCVSS 7.8

Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
January 9, 2024
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-20682 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Any authenticated attacker could trigger this vulnerability. It does not require admin or other elevated privileges.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.

🎯 Affected products30

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5034127 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.5329 KB5034129 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2227 KB5034121 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.2713 KB5034122 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.3930 KB5034123 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.3007 KB5034122 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.3930 KB5034123 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.3007 KB5034130 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.643 KB5034134 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20402 KB5034119 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.6614 KB5034184 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24664 KB5034171 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.21765

🔗 References (21)