CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-43625 | Microsoft Windows VMSwitch Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Windows 11 and Windows Server | Critical | 28-11-2024 |
Technical Information
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can trigger a use after free vulnerability by sending a specific series of networking requests to the VMswitch driver in the Hyper-V host, gaining SYSTEM privilege.
Patch release date: Nov 12, 2024
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2024-43625
Affected Software
Windows Server 2022,Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation),
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 Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation),
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2025,
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)