CVE-2024-37979 — Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Oct 8 2024

Last Updated Oct 8 2024

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.0057 — 0.42622 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.8 HIGH — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.8

EPSS Score

0.0057

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.42622 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

10 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows Server 2012	`5044342 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	`5044342 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2	`5044343 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	`5044343 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`5044293 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5044293 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5044277 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5044277 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022	`5044281 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)	`5044281 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

5 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5044342`	Monthly Rollup	Yes
`5044343`	Monthly Rollup	Yes
`5044293`	Security Update	Yes
`5044277`	Security Update	Yes
`5044281`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Netanel Ben Simon with Microsoft Offensive Research & Security Engineering

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD