CVE-2024-49104
Published: 12 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49104 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-49104 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-122. The flaw permits an unauthenticated network attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Exploitation requires user interaction but no privileges and can be launched remotely with low attack complexity, allowing an adversary to fully compromise an affected Windows system that exposes RRAS.
Microsoft publishes mitigation details, including available patches, in its Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49104.
The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0546 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43793
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.