CVE-2024-49112
Published: 12 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49112 is a critical-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-49112 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) component. It is tracked under CWE-190 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting that the flaw can be reached over the network with low attack complexity and without authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by sending crafted LDAP traffic to a vulnerable Windows system, resulting in arbitrary code execution that grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the target.
Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2024-49112 that directs administrators to apply the corresponding security updates. The associated EPSS score is currently 0.8780 with an identical peak value, indicating sustained high exploitation probability since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43797
Vulnerability details
Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) 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.