Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2024-6769
A DLL Hijacking caused by drive remapping combined with a poisoning of the activation cache in Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 allows a malicious authenticated attacker to…
EPSS: 0.160 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 11 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 — versions 10.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6769?
- CVE-2024-6769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6769?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6769 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.