CVE-2024-6769

Medium to High Integrity Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows

Published Sep 26, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-427
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10
Microsoft windows 11
Microsoft windows Server 2016
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10
Microsoft windows 11
Microsoft windows Server 2016
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Medium to High Integrity Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows
Weaknesses CWE-426
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Fortra
Published
Updated
Aug 29, 2025, 8:22 PM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2024, 9:02 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 26, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:18 AM