CVE-2024-49089
Published: 12 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49089 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 13.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-49089 is a remote code execution flaw in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). It is rated 7.2 under CVSS 3.1 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H and is linked to CWE-122 and CWE-190 weaknesses involving heap-based buffer and integer overflows.
An attacker who already possesses high privileges can reach the service over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in arbitrary code execution that fully compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
The Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49089 supplies official guidance and remediation details for affected Windows versions.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0813 on 2025-12-18 before receding to the current value of 0.0274, indicating that exploitation interest increased after public disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43738
Vulnerability details
Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) 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.