SYSTEM privilege escalation via untrusted pointer dereference
Published Oct 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Kernel allows local users with high privileges to gain SYSTEM access on affected servers. Microsoft has not published the kernel routine, object, or input path that accepts and dereferences the attacker-influenced pointer. Exploitation requires local access and high privileges, and successful abuse grants SYSTEM-level control with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
Summary
What happened
Untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Kernel allows local users with high privileges to gain SYSTEM access on affected servers. Microsoft has not published the kernel routine, object, or input path that accepts and dereferences the attacker-influenced pointer. Exploitation requires local access and high privileges, and successful abuse grants SYSTEM-level control with confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-37979
- Published
- Oct 8, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-822, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.6414
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