CVE-2024-43535: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2024-43535 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel-mode driver affecting Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). This vulnerability allows elevation of privilege due to improper handling of memory, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An official fix has been released by Microsoft to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-416) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involves a use-after-free condition in a kernel-mode driver that could be exploited to elevate privileges. The flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to execute code in kernel mode, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.0, reflecting high severity with attack vector local, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on system security. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to elevate their privileges to kernel level, compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized actions at the highest 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 to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-43535: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
CVE-2024-43535 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows kernel-mode driver affecting Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). This vulnerability allows elevation of privilege due to improper handling of memory, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An official fix has been released by Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.0high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-416) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involves a use-after-free condition in a kernel-mode driver that could be exploited to elevate privileges. The flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to execute code in kernel mode, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.0, reflecting high severity with attack vector local, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on system security. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to elevate their privileges to kernel level, compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized actions at the highest 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 to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.531Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867298dd33fbd85723285
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:19:05 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:23:05 UTC
Last updated: 08/21/2026, 23:08:58 UTC
Views: 82
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