CVE-2024-20686

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Published Jan 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.0.25398.0`	affected	< 10.0.25398.643

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-18401	Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.671% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20686

History

Dec 31, 2024 6:45 PM Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_23h2:10.0.25398.643:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Microsoft windows Server 23h2

Oct 8, 2024 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 3, 2025, 1:46 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Jan 9, 2024, 5:57 PM
Updated: May 3, 2025, 1:46 AM
Reserved: Nov 28, 2023, 10:58 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:59 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:59 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 9, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:07 AM

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