CVE-2024-35250
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-35250 is a high-severity Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CWE-822) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-35250 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel-Mode Driver. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 and is associated with CWE-822. The flaw affects the Windows kernel component and permits an attacker to escalate privileges on a local system.
An attacker with low privileges and local access can exploit the issue without user interaction. Successful exploitation grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing the attacker to obtain SYSTEM-level rights on the affected host.
Microsoft security advisories at msrc.microsoft.com recommend applying the vendor-supplied updates to remediate the flaw. CISA has added CVE-2024-35250 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming that the vulnerability is under active exploitation and directing organizations to prioritize patching.
EPSS scores for this CVE reached a peak of 0.6351 and remain elevated at 0.5491, indicating that exploitation interest increased after disclosure and that the issue continues to warrant attention.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-35761
Vulnerability Data
Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 16 December 2024
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover instances where untrusted data is turned into a pointer and dereferenced.
Validating all information inputs stops untrusted values from being accepted and converted into dereferenceable pointers.
Memory-protection mechanisms limit the damage from an invalid pointer dereference without stopping the root coding flaw.
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly prevent introduction of untrusted pointer handling during development.
Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect adverse events resulting from exploitation of the weakness.
Vulnerability identification processes can discover instances of this weakness via code review or scanning.
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.
Security testing can detect pointer-dereference flaws before release.
Secure development lifecycle includes pointer-safety practices that reduce untrusted pointer dereference risk.
Application security requirements can mandate validation of pointers obtained from untrusted sources.
Secure architecture principles discourage direct use of untrusted values as pointers.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid dereferencing pointers derived from untrusted input.