Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-21345)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0038
Date Published:	13 Feb 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 February, 2024
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2024-21345
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-21345
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-21345) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-21345)