CVE-2024-43452

Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

The Microsoft Windows kernel has double-fetch vulnerability in the loading of remote registry hives that can lead to memory corruption.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-08-14 CVE Reserved
2024-11-12 CVE Published
2024-12-05 First Exploit
2025-01-30 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/182938	2024-12-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43452	2024-11-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 1809 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1809"				>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6532 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 1809" and version " >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6532"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019"				>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6532 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019" and version " >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6532"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6532 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.6532"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022"				>= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.2849 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022" and version " >= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.2849"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 21H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 21H2"				>= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.5131 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 21H2" and version " >= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.5131"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 22H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H2"				>= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.4460 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H2" and version " >= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.4460"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Version 22H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 22H2"				>= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5131 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 Version 22H2" and version " >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.5131"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 22H3 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H3"				>= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.4460 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 22H3" and version " >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.4460"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 23H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 23H2"				>= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.4460 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 23H2" and version " >= 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.4460"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core Installation)"				>= 10.0.25398.0 < 10.0.25398.1251 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 10.0.25398.0 < 10.0.25398.1251"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 Version 24H2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 24H2"				>= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.2314 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 Version 24H2" and version " >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.2314"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2"				>= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.22966 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2" and version " >= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.22966"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.22966 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.22966"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2025 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025"				>= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.2314 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025" and version " >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.2314"		en		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2025 (Server Core Installation) Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025 (Server Core Installation)"				>= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.2314 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2025 (Server Core Installation)" and version " >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.2314"		en		Affected