Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2024-12-16
Federal due date
2025-01-06
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
98.1th percentile (score 0.549, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35250

CISA short description

Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver contains an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.