Zero-day vulnerability in Windows

Improper access control
CVE-2024-26234

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2024041035 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows proxy driver

Vulnerable component: Windows

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26234

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Description:

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the proxy driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26234