CVE-2024-49138

high

Description

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

From the Tenable Blog

Microsoft’s December 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 70 CVEs (CVE-2024-49138)

Microsoft’s December 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 70 CVEs (CVE-2024-49138)

Published: 2024-12-10

Microsoft addresses 70 CVEs with 16 rated critical, including one zero-day that was exploited in the wild.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49138

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/08/patch-tuesday-microsoft-zero-day-cve-2025-29824/

https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-ships-urgent-patch-for-exploited-windows-clfs-zero-day/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-may-2025-patch-tuesday-addresses-71-cves-cve-2025-32701-cve-2025-32706

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-april-2025-patch-tuesday-addresses-121-cves-cve-2025-29824

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-december-2024-patch-tuesday-addresses-70-cves-cve-2024-49138

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-49138

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-12-12

Updated: 2025-10-28

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.86763