CVE-2024-6769
Medium to High Integrity Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows
Description
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 elevate from a medium integrity process to a high integrity process without the intervention of a UAC prompt.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 26, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 29, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-6769
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-6769 has a 4 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2024-6769.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/research/fr-2024-002 | |
| https://github.com/fortra/CVE-2024-6769 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-6769 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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-2024-6769
weaknesses.
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).
Shellcode loader with built-in UAC bypass and hashed APIs for AV evasion.
C C++ Python
A mordern ransomware designed from scratch to infect faster and encrypt target contents using Elliptical Curve Cryptography
C++ Python C
Activation cache poisoning to elevate from medium to high integrity (CVE-2024-6769)
C++ C
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-6769 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Dark Reading
Novel Exploit Chain Enables Windows UAC Bypass
Source: Panther Media GmbH via Alamy Stock PhotoResearchers have flagged a weakness they're tracking as CVE-2024-6769, calling it a combination user access control (UAC) bypass/privilege escalation vu ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-6769 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.
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CVE Modified by df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
Aug. 29, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-427 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/fortra/CVE-2024-6769 -
CVE Received by df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
Sep. 26, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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 elevate from a medium integrity process to a high integrity process without the intervention of a UAC prompt. Added Reference Fortra https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/research/fr-2024-002 [No types assigned] Added CWE Fortra CWE-426 Added CVSS V3.1 Fortra AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V4.0 Fortra CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X