Physical process-heap disclosure via malicious USB
Published Dec 10, 2024 · Updated Jun 9, 2026
Improper input validation in the Windows Mobile Broadband Driver allows physically proximate attackers to disclose process-heap memory. Microsoft states that exploitation exposes initialized or uninitialized process-heap memory but does not identify the driver routine or malformed field that is validated incorrectly. Exploitation requires physical access to connect a malicious USB device; no privileges or user interaction are required, and the reported consequence is limited to confidentiality.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in the Windows Mobile Broadband Driver allows physically proximate attackers to disclose process-heap memory. Microsoft states that exploitation exposes initialized or uninitialized process-heap memory but does not identify the driver routine or malformed field that is validated incorrectly. Exploitation requires physical access to connect a malicious USB device; no privileges or user interaction are required, and the reported consequence is limited to confidentiality.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-49087
- Published
- Dec 10, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1200
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.6659
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