CVE-2024-30088
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU): Is CVE-2024-30088 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
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Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Microsoft Windows Kernel TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2024-10-15) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~68%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for Microsoft Windows : Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2024-11-05. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.
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