CVE-2024-43554: CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2024-43554 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involving improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in the Windows kernel-mode driver. This vulnerability could lead to information disclosure. An official fix is available to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43554 is a vulnerability classified under CWE-212 (Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer) affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It involves the Windows kernel-mode driver improperly handling sensitive information, potentially allowing unauthorized disclosure. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (medium severity) with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and an official fix is available from Microsoft.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from the Windows kernel-mode driver on affected Windows 10 Version 1507 systems. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires local access with low privileges and no user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue. Since the remediation level is official-fix, applying the patch fully mitigates the vulnerability.
CVE-2024-43554: CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
CVE-2024-43554 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involving improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in the Windows kernel-mode driver. This vulnerability could lead to information disclosure. An official fix is available to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43554 is a vulnerability classified under CWE-212 (Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer) affecting Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It involves the Windows kernel-mode driver improperly handling sensitive information, potentially allowing unauthorized disclosure. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (medium severity) with attack vector local, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and an official fix is available from Microsoft.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from the Windows kernel-mode driver on affected Windows 10 Version 1507 systems. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires local access with low privileges and no user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue. Since the remediation level is official-fix, applying the patch fully mitigates the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.537Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867298dd33fbd85723270
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:19:05 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:41:50 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:00:28 AM
Views: 2
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