CVE-2024-21338
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability within the IOCTL (input and output control) dispatcher in appid.sys that allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Remediation due: 2024-03-25
Associated with ransomware campaigns
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21338
- https://decoded.avast.io/janvojtesek/lazarus-and-the-fudmodule-rootkit-beyond-byovd-with-an-admin-to-kernel-zero-day/
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/190586/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52275
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-21338
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-28.