CVE-2024-43511: CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2024-43511 is a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507. It involves a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the Windows kernel. This flaw could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges on the affected system. An official fix is available to address this vulnerability.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43511 is a Windows Kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability caused by a TOCTOU race condition in Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to exploit the timing discrepancy between checking a condition and using the resource, potentially resulting in privilege escalation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0 (High), reflecting the complexity and impact of the vulnerability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. This could lead to complete system compromise, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2024-43511: CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
CVE-2024-43511 is a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507. It involves a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the Windows kernel. This flaw could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges on the affected system. An official fix is available to address this vulnerability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.0high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43511 is a Windows Kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability caused by a TOCTOU race condition in Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to exploit the timing discrepancy between checking a condition and using the resource, potentially resulting in privilege escalation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.0 (High), reflecting the complexity and impact of the vulnerability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. This could lead to complete system compromise, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.523Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a28670f8dd33fbd85722cd5
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:18:39 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 9:56:07 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:06:00 AM
Views: 2
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