Windows Telephony Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809
7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days
High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Evidence used
No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
EPSS is 24.11% for the current model date.
Compensating controls
Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.
Verification
Confirm that the asset runs Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 and falls inside the recorded affected range.
Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Optional official sources
National CERT insights ?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.
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Official European source
ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2024-23506
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days
High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Fix not verified
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What, why and how
Windows Telephony Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
What
Windows Telephony Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why
The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.
What
Windows Telephony Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why
The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.Reference recorded
CISA Vulnrichment records proof-of-concept exploitation in its SSVC data. BlackTree has not independently executed or validated exploit material.
Likely attack path
local access → Use After Free → gain additional privileges
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-416: Use After Free. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-23506Official EUVD mapping
0 linked advisory records.
Official EUVD record ↗BSI · German · WID-SEC-2024-0841Microsoft Windows: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019 und Microsoft Windows Server 2022 ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Dateien zu manipulieren
Official advisory ↗Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20240410Security Bulletin 10 Apr 2024
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 10 Apr 2024, published on 10 April 2024. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0289Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows
6224 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26224
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26226 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26226
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26227 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26227
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26228 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26228
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26229 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26229
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26230 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26230
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26231 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26231
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26232 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26232
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26233 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26233
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2024-26234 du 09 avril 2024
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26234
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-
Official advisory ↗JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2024-016508マイクロソフトの複数の Microsoft Windows 製品における権限を昇格される脆弱性
マイクロソフトの Microsoft Windows 10、Windows 11、Windows Server には、Windows Telephony Server に不備があるため、権限を昇格される脆弱性が存在します。
Official advisory ↗KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-6161MS 4월 보안 위협에 따른 정기 보안 업데이트 권고
Remote Access Connection Manager | CVE-2024-26239 | Windows 전화 통신 서버 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Defender Credential Guard | CVE-2024-26237 | Windows Defender 원격 Credential Guard 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Update Stack | CVE-2024-26236 | Windows 업데이트 스택 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Update Stack | CVE-2024-26235 | Windows 업데이트 스택 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Proxy Driver | CVE-2024-26234 | 프록시 드라이버 스푸핑 취약성 |
| Role: DNS Server | CVE-2024-26233 | Windows DNS 서버 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Windows Message Queuing | CVE-2024-26232 | MSMQ(Microsoft 메시지 큐) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Role: DNS Server | CVE-2024-26231 | Windows DNS 서버 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Windows Remote Access Connection Manager | CVE-2024-26230 | Windows 전화 통신 서버 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2024-26229 | Windows CSC 서비스 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Cryptographic Services | CVE-2024-26228 | Windows Cryptographic Services 보안 기능 바이패스 취약성 |
| Role: DNS Server | CVE-2024-26227 | Windows DNS 서버 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Windows Distributed File System (DFS) | CVE-2024-26226 | Windows DFS(분산 파일 시스템) 정보 유출 취약성 |
| Role: DNS Server | CVE-2024-26224 | Windows DNS 서버 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Role: DNS Server | CVE-2024-26223 | Windows DNS 서버 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Role: DNS Server | CVE-2024-26222 | Windows DNS 서버 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Role: DNS Server | CVE-2024-26221 | Windows DNS 서버 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
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Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
Windows 10 Version 1809: 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.5696, 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.5696
Windows Server 2019: 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.5696
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.5696
Windows Server 2022: 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.2402
Windows 11 version 21H2: 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.2899
Windows 10 Version 21H2: 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.4291
Windows 11 version 22H2: 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.3447
Windows 10 Version 22H2: 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.4291
Windows 11 version 22H3: 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.3447
Windows 11 Version 23H2: 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.3447
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): 10.0.25398.0 < 10.0.25398.830
Windows 10 Version 1507: 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.20596
Windows 10 Version 1607: 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.6897
Windows Server 2016: 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.6897
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.6897
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.22618
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.22618
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.22618
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27067
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.27067
Windows Server 2012: 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.24821
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.24821
Windows Server 2012 R2: 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.21924
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.21924
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 9 Apr 2024 · Last source change 3 May 2025, 00:40 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-23506
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceOther authority
NVD statusNVD enriched
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.