Security Resilience

CVE-2024-20694

Microsoft Windows 10 1607 ≤ 10.0.14393.6614

Published
09 January 2024
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 5.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0089 58th percentile
Risk Priority 45 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-20694 is a medium-severity Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked in the top 42% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Windows CoreMessaging Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-908CWE-668

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to extract credential material from the Security Account Manager (SAM) database either through in-memory techniques or through the Windows Registry where the SAM database is stored.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1010 Application Window Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of open application windows.
attack.mitre.org →
T1014 Rootkit Stealth
Adversaries may use rootkits to hide the presence of programs, files, network connections, services, drivers, and other system components.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.6614
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.5329
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.3930
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.3930
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.2713
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.3007
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.3007
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.6614
microsoft
windows server 2019
≤ 10.0.17763.5329
microsoft
windows server 2022
≤ 10.0.20348.2227
+1 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

Access enforcement directly stops resources from being reachable by actors outside the intended control sphere.

AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement good match

Information flow enforcement structurally prevents unintended cross-sphere data or resource exposure.

AC-6 Least Privilege good match

Least privilege reduces the set of actors that can reach a resource, limiting wrong-sphere exposure.

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation (including static analysis) can find uses of uninitialized resources after they are coded.

AC-16 Security and Privacy Attributes partial match

Security attributes enable correct sphere assignment and subsequent enforcement decisions.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Requiring documented development standards and tools can mandate initialization checks and safe patterns that stop the weakness from being introduced.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC activities such as static analysis and code review directly prevent use of uninitialized resources while also addressing many other weaknesses.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-668, a class-level weakness. Rules are authored against its narrower children: CWE-427, CWE-552.

References