Is CVE-2024-37979 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-37979 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-37979?

CVE-2024-37979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-37979?

CVE-2024-37979 has an EPSS score of 0.57% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37979?

Install KB5044342 for Windows Server 2012. Fixes are available for 10 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-37979

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE-822Untrusted Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

Windows Server 2012Windows

Install:KB5044342Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5044342Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 R2Windows

Install:KB5044343Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5044343Microsoft

Windows Server 2016Windows

Install:KB5044293Microsoft

Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5044293Microsoft

Windows Server 2019Windows

Install:KB5044277Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5044277Microsoft

Windows Server 2022Windows

Install:KB5044281Microsoft

Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5044281Microsoft

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

msrc.microsoft.com

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This 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 2024-10-16.