PT-2024-2841

CVE-2024-21447

Published

2024-04-09

Updated

2025-01-08

Description by

CVSS 3.1

7.8

High

MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Authentication component of Windows operating systems. It is caused by incorrect link resolution before accessing a file. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploitability

Exploit

Impacts

Researchers

Filip Dragović

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\'Link Following\')

Related identifiers

CVE-2024-21447