CVE-2024-21445HighCVSS 7.0

Windows USB Print Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
March 12, 2024
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-21445 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

🎯 Affected products15

  • 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 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 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5035857 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2340 KB5035959 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2333 KB5035854 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.2836 KB5035845 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.4170 KB5035853 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.3296 KB5035845 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.4170 KB5035853 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.3296 KB5035856 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.763

🔗 References (13)