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CVE-2024-21338

Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability

Description

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.

Recommended action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA remediation due date for U.S. federal agencies: 25 Mar 2024.

Collected automatically from public sources. Verify affected versions and fixes in the vendor's notice before acting.