Threats / Microsoft / CVE-2024-35250
CVE-2024-35250
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Microsoft Windows vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability enabling local privilege escalation. The flaw has been exploited in the wild.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A local attacker can exploit an untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows kernel-mode driver to escalate privileges on affected systems. Active exploitation in the wild increases risk.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
6 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-12-16).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.25222 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Microsoft, Windows. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I gain code execution in user mode on a target Windows system through initial compromise or social engineering.
Business
An attacker establishes a foothold on the endpoint, creating exposure to further lateral movement and data theft.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I trigger the untrusted pointer dereference in the kernel-mode driver by crafting malicious input or API calls from my user-mode process.
Business
The vulnerability allows privilege escalation from user to kernel level, bypassing access controls and security boundaries.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, gaining full system control and the ability to disable security features.
Business
Complete system compromise enables attackers to install persistent malware, exfiltrate sensitive data, and move laterally across the network.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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