CVE-2024-37284

Endpoint protection crash via multibyte scan input

Published Jan 21, 2025 · Updated Jan 21, 2025

Improper exceptional-condition handling in Elastic Defend before 8.13.3 allows local users to crash endpoint protection on Windows. The Windows scanner raises an uncaught exception while handling a file or process represented with multibyte-character encoding. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; the crash prevents quarantine or process termination, interrupting endpoint protection.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper exceptional-condition handling in Elastic Defend before 8.13.3 allows local users to crash endpoint protection on Windows. The Windows scanner raises an uncaught exception while handling a file or process represented with multibyte-character encoding. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; the crash prevents quarantine or process termination, interrupting endpoint protection.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-37284
Published
Jan 21, 2025
Updated
Jan 21, 2025
Vendor
Elastic
Product
Elastic Defend
Classifications
CWE-755, T1562.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.0.0 <8.13.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Elastic · Elastic Defendversion=8.0.0 <8.13.3

Published CVSS scores

5.5ElasticCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
T1562.001Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

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