CVE-2024-37982: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Resume Extensible Firmware Interface Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference), affects the Resume EFI security feature in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It allows a security feature bypass due to improper handling of pointers, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, high privileges, no user interaction, and results in high impact on system security. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to bypassing the Resume EFI security feature, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires local access and high privileges to exploit, with no user interaction needed. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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 actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-37982: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Resume Extensible Firmware Interface Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-822 (Untrusted Pointer Dereference), affects the Resume EFI security feature in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). It allows a security feature bypass due to improper handling of pointers, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, high privileges, no user interaction, and results in high impact on system security. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to bypassing the Resume EFI security feature, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires local access and high privileges to exploit, with no user interaction needed. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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 actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-10T21:22:19.230Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867248dd33fbd857231ec
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 19:19:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:17:25 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 82
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