CVE-2024-35250: Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

CVE-2024-35250 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-12-16

The Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability (CWE-822). A local attacker can exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.

Technologies: Microsoft Windows. Vendors: Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-35250 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-35250 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 16 December 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-35250?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 16 December 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 10 up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20680; Microsoft Windows 11 up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3737; Microsoft Windows Server 2008; Microsoft Windows Server 2012; and 3 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-35250?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-35250 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-35250?
Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20680
  • Microsoft Windows 11 up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3737
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7070
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5936
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2522

Timeline

  • 2024-06-11: disclosed: Initial publication by Microsoft and NVD
  • 2024-12-16: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2024-12-16: exploited: Confirmed as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry

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