CVE-2024-21323
Published: 09 April 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-21323 is a high-severity Absolute Path Traversal (CWE-36) vulnerability in Microsoft Defender For Iot. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Microsoft Defender for IoT contains a remote code execution vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-21323. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-36. It affects the Defender for IoT product and permits an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target, enabling remote code execution within the impacted environment.
The official Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21323 provides patch and mitigation guidance for the vulnerability. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1027 since disclosure with no observed upward trajectory.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-19035
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution 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.