7.1
HIGH
CVE-2024-20659
Hyper-V Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 8, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 8, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-20659 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2019
2 Microsoft windows_10_1809
3 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
4 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
5 Microsoft windows_server_2022
6 Microsoft windows_11_21h2
7 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
8 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
9 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
10 Microsoft windows_11_24h2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 10
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-20659.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20659

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-20659 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Microsoft Issues Security Update Fixing 118 Flaws, Two Actively Exploited in the Wild

Microsoft has released security updates to fix a total of 118 vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 118 flaws, three are r ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 09, 2024 (17 hours, 31 minutes ago)
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  • TheCyberThrone
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – October 2024

Microsoft patched 117 CVEs in October 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with three rated critical, 113 rated important and one rated moderate.27 Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities7 Security Feature Bypa ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 09, 2024 (22 hours, 8 minutes ago)
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  • Cybersecurity News
Microsoft’s October 2024 Patch Tuesday: Zero-Day Exploits and Critical Vulnerabilities Patched

Microsoft’s October 2024 Patch Tuesday delivered a crucial set of security updates, addressing a total of 121 vulnerabilities across its ecosystem. This includes three critical vulnerabilities and 114 ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 09, 2024 (22 hours, 25 minutes ago)
CVE-2024-43615 CVE-2024-43609 CVE-2024-43583 CVE-2024-43582 CVE-2024-43581 CVE-2024-43573 CVE-2024-43572 CVE-2024-43560 CVE-2024-43502 CVE-2024-43488 ...+8 more CVE
  • The Register
Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack

Patch Tuesday It's the second Tuesday of the month, which means Patch Tuesday, bringing with it fixes for numerous flaws, bugs and vulnerabilities in major software. And this one is a doozy. Microsoft ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 08, 2024 (1 day ago)
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  • Dark Reading
5 CVEs in Microsoft's October Update to Patch Immediately

Source: fadfebrian via ShutterstockMicrosoft's October security update addressed a substantial 117 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited flaws and three publicly disclosed but as yet unexp ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 08, 2024 (1 day, 2 hours ago)
CVE-2024-43583 CVE-2024-43582 CVE-2024-43573 CVE-2024-43572 CVE-2024-43533 CVE-2024-43488 CVE-2024-43468 CVE-2024-20659 CVE-2024-43461 CVE-2024-6197 ...+1 more CVE
  • Help Net Security
Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-43573, CVE-2024-43572)

For October 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 117 security vulnerabilities, including two under active exploitation: CVE-2024-43573, a spoofing bug affecting the Windows MSHTML Plat ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 08, 2024 (1 day, 4 hours ago)
CVE-2024-43583 CVE-2024-43582 CVE-2024-43573 CVE-2024-43572 CVE-2024-43488 CVE-2024-43468 CVE-2024-20659 CVE-2024-43047 CVE-2024-43461 CVE-2024-6197 ...+2 more CVE

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-20659 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Windows Hyper-V Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20659 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-20
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-20659 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
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