Zero-day vulnerability in Windows

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVE-2024-26169

Known malware:

Black Basta

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB20240312312 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service

Vulnerable component: Windows

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26169

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Description:

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Error Reporting Service, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

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About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.