October 15, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2024-30088 — Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows Kernel TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-10-15- Federal due date
2024-11-05- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 99.5th percentile (score 0.881, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30088
CISA short description
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.