CVE-2024-37979

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2024-37979 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by KB5044293, released October 8, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine

CVSS

6.7

Important

Exploitation

None reported

Exploitation Less Likely

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0058

47th percentile

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012		KB5044342	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)		KB5044342	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2012 R2		KB5044343	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)		KB5044343	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2016	14393.7428	KB5044293	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	14393.7428	KB5044293	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2019	17763.6414	KB5044277	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	17763.6414	KB5044277	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2022	20348.2762	KB5044281	Oct 8, 2024
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)	20348.2762	KB5044281	Oct 8, 2024

Details

Published
October 8, 2024
Weakness
Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Vendor advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37979

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