May 2024: Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2024-30051 Published on May 14, 2024

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft DWM Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft DWM Core Library contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 4, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Type

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

Products Associated with CVE-2024-30051

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Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 11 23h2

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.5820 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.17763.5820 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.5820 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.5820 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022:

Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.2461 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.22000.2960 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2:

Version 10.0.19043.0 and below 10.0.19044.4412 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2:

Version 10.0.22621.0 and below 10.0.22621.3593 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2:

Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.4412 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3:

Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.3593 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2:

Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.3593 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507:

Version 10.0.10240.0 and below 10.0.10240.20651 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.6981 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.6981 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.6981 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

50.25%

Percentile

97.82%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.