Medium to High Integrity Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
A DLL Hijacking caused by drive remapping combined with a poisoning of the activation cache in Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 allows a malicious authenticated attacker to elevate from a medium integrity process to a high integrity process without the intervention of a UAC prompt.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0108 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 10.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 | 10.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Windows 10 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Windows 11 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Windows Server 2016 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Windows Server 2019 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Windows Server 2022 VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by CISA-ADP | — | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by CISA-ADP | — | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by CISA-ADP | — | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by CISA-ADP | — | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by CISA-ADP | — | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by CISA-ADP — ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by CISA-ADP — ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by CISA-ADP — ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by CISA-ADP — ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by CISA-ADP — ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6769
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmr2-j5m9-cq3m
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-6769 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6769 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qmr2-j5m9-cq3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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