SYSTEM privilege escalation via kernel TOCTOU race
Published Oct 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
A TOCTOU race in the Windows kernel on affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. Microsoft identifies the weakness class but has not disclosed the kernel routine, raced resource, or mismatched check-and-use operations. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and winning a high-complexity race; success grants full SYSTEM privileges.
Summary
What happened
A TOCTOU race in the Windows kernel on affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. Microsoft identifies the weakness class but has not disclosed the kernel routine, raced resource, or mismatched check-and-use operations. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and winning a high-complexity race; success grants full SYSTEM privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-43511
- Published
- Oct 8, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- CWE-367, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
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=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20826
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