Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-43554

Microsoft Windows 10 1507 ≤ 10.0.10240.20796

Published
08 October 2024
Modified
17 October 2024
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 0.0064 47th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-43554 is a medium-severity Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer (CWE-212) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to MP-6 (Media Sanitization) and SI-19 (De-identification) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-212NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.002 Credentials in Registry Credential Access
Adversaries may search the Registry on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.004 Private Keys Credential Access
Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.006 Group Policy Preferences Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to find unsecured credentials in Group Policy Preferences (GPP).
attack.mitre.org →
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 →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-20928Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2024-20694Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2024-38106Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-20692Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-43563Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-30069Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-38142Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-38143Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-43516Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-21302Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.20796 · ≤ 10.0.10240.20796
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.7428 · ≤ 10.0.14393.7428
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.6414 · ≤ 10.0.17763.6414
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.5011
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.5011
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.3260
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.4317
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.4317
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.2033
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.7428
+3 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V14.2.8
  • V14.3.3

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

MP-6 Media Sanitization good match

Requires sanitization of media before disposal, release, or reuse, directly stopping sensitive information from remaining in resources made available to unauthorized parties.

SI-19 De-identification good match

Mandates removal of specified PII elements from datasets before further use or sharing, addressing a subset of the improper-removal cases.

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.DS-10 mostly match
prevents

Directly addresses removal of confidential data from process memory and similar in-use contexts before exposure.

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.8.10 Information deletion full match
degrades

Explicit information-deletion control directly addresses improper removal of sensitive data.

A.8.11 Data masking full match
prevents

Data-masking techniques can substitute for removal when full deletion is impractical.

A.8.33 Test information mostly match
prevents

Test-data protection rules require sanitization of production data used in testing.

A.5.12 Classification of information partial match
prevents

Classification identifies sensitive data that must be removed before storage or transfer.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
prevents

Information-transfer rules can require sanitization of sensitive content before sharing.

A.5.34 Privacy and protection of PII partial match
prevents

PII-protection requirements include removing identifiers before storage or disclosure.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (3 rules)
  • V-248579 OL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212
  • V-248580 OL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users. prevents CWE-212
  • V-248551 A sticky bit must be set on all OL 8 public directories to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources. prevents CWE-212
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271745 OL 9 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
  • V-230269 RHEL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212

References