CVE-2024-20698
Published: 09 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-20698 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-20698 is a Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 and is associated with CWE-190 integer overflow or wraparound.
An attacker with local access and low privileges can exploit the flaw without user interaction, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability and allowing the attacker to elevate privileges on the target system.
Microsoft security advisories at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20698 provide patch information and mitigation guidance. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.2168 with no material rise observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-18413
Vulnerability details
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.