ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·3/4/2024
CVE-2024-21338 added to CISA KEV: Microsoft Windows
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2024-03-04
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Due date: 2024-03-25
Why this matters
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability within the IOCTL (input and output control) dispatcher in appid.sys that allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation.
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