December 16, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2024-35250 Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-12-16- Federal due date
2025-01-06- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 97.9th percentile (score 0.252, as of
2026-11-06) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35250
CISA short description
Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
NVD description
Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability