CVE-2024-43527: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
CVE-2024-43527 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Kernel of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2. This vulnerability allows for elevation of privilege, potentially enabling an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher system privileges. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7. 8 and has an official fix available from Microsoft.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43527 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) affecting the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). The flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high severity, with impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to execute code with elevated privileges, compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized actions at a higher privilege level.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0) to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2024-43527: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Description
CVE-2024-43527 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Kernel of Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2. This vulnerability allows for elevation of privilege, potentially enabling an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher system privileges. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7. 8 and has an official fix available from Microsoft.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43527 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) affecting the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0). The flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high severity, with impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to execute code with elevated privileges, compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized actions at a higher privilege level.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 11 Version 24H2 (build 10.0.26100.0) to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.530Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a28670f8dd33fbd85722cdb
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:18:39 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 9:56:00 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:03:47 AM
Views: 2
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