CVE-2024-49117 — Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

8.8

CVSS HIGH

Critical

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Remote Code Execution

Weakness CWE-393: Return of Wrong Status Code

Released Dec 10 2024

Last Updated Dec 10 2024

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01021 — 0.60404 percentile

NVD CVSS 8.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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

Changed

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 7.7

EPSS Score

0.01021

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.60404 percentile - updated 2026-08-14

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Affected Products

5 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5048685 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5048685 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5048685 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems	`5048685 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5048667 (Security Update) 5048794 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5046617 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.2605 10.0.26100.2528 Yes No None Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems 5048667 (Security Update) 5048794 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5046617 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.2605 10.0.26100.2528 Yes No None Windows Server 2022 5048654 (Security Update) 5048800 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5046616 5046698 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.2966 10.0.20348.2908 Yes None Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5048654 (Security Update) 5048800 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5046616 5046698 Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.2966 10.0.20348.2908 Yes None Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	`5048653 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes

Patches

2 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5048685`	Security Update	Yes
`5048653`	Security Update	Yes

Exploits & PoC

1 public PoC

Unverified third-party code

Public proof-of-concept repositories aggregated from PoC-in-GitHub. They are not reviewed and may be incomplete, non-functional, or malicious — inspect the code before running anything.

Repository	Stars	Published	Description
mutkus/Microsoft-2024-December-Update-Control	0	2024-12-17	Microsoft Windows işletim sistemlerinde ki CVE-2024-49117, CVE-2024-49118, CVE-2024-49122 ve CVE-2024-49124 açıkları için KB kontrolü

Detection Rules

No public Sigma or Nuclei detection rule has been mapped to this CVE yet. Coverage is concentrated on exploited / high-profile vulnerabilities; check SigmaHQ for updates.

Acknowledgments

Agustin Toribio Moreno

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD