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CVE-2024-21338

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability within the IOC
Published: Mar 4, 2024  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability — 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an insufficient access control vulnerability in appid.sys IOCTL dispatcher that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. This critical vulnerability affects Windows systems and requires immediate patching to prevent unauthorized system access.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة في نواة Windows تتعلق بموزع IOCTL في ملف appid.sys حيث يفتقد التحكم الكافي في الوصول. يمكن لمهاجم محلي استغلال هذه الثغرة للحصول على امتيازات إدارية عليا. تعتبر هذه الثغرة حرجة وتتطلب تصحيحاً فورياً لجميع أنظمة Windows المتأثرة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

Microsoft Windows Kernel يحتوي على ثغرة تحكم وصول غير كافية في موزع IOCTL في appid.sys تسمح للمهاجمين المحليين بتصعيد الامتيازات. تؤثر هذه الثغرة الحرجة على أنظمة Windows وتتطلب تصحيحًا فوريًا لمنع الوصول غير المصرح للنظام.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 18, 2026 20:28
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom healthcare energy
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates immediately. Disable or restrict access to affected IOCTL interfaces if patching is delayed. Implement principle of least privilege for user accounts. Monitor for suspicious IOCTL calls and privilege escalation attempts. Restrict local user access where possible.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
طبق تحديثات أمان Microsoft فوراً. عطل أو قيد الوصول إلى واجهات IOCTL المتأثرة إذا تأخر التصحيح. طبق مبدأ أقل امتياز للحسابات. راقب محاولات IOCTL المريبة وتصعيد الامتيازات. قيد وصول المستخدمين المحليين حيث أمكن.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1 A.9.4.3
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2 AC-3 AC-6
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1 A.9.4.3 A.12.6.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Windows
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS77.25%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2024-03-25
Published 2024-03-04
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited ransomware
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