CVE-2024-21315

24

FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-21315 is an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Protection. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, allowing an authenticated attacker to gain high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While it was patched in February 2024 and mentioned in media coverage, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion beyond its initial disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		< 10.0.25398.531CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint::::::windows::*
		< 10.0.19045.3693CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint::::::windows::*
		< 10.0.22621.2715CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint::::::windows::*
		< 6.3.9600.21813CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint::::::windows::*
		< 10.0.14393.6452CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:defender_for_endpoint::::::windows::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

5.9

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

0.64%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

46.9%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0064 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (61)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11568Fixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11569Fixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11570Fixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11571Fixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11572Fixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11923Fixed in: 10.0.20348.2113

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11924Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24569

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11926Fixed in: 10.0.22000.2600

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11927Fixed in: 10.0.22000.2600

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11929Fixed in: 10.0.19041.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11930Fixed in: 10.0.19043.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10729Fixed in: 10.0.10240.20308

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10735Fixed in: 10.0.10240.20308

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10852Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10853Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10816Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10855Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10483Fixed in: 6.3.9600.21813

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10543Fixed in: 6.3.9600.21813

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10378Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24710

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-10379Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24710

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12242Fixed in: 10.0.22631.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12243Fixed in: 10.0.22631.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12085Fixed in: 10.0.22621.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12086Fixed in: 10.0.22621.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12097Fixed in: 10.0.19045.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12098Fixed in: 10.0.19045.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12099Fixed in: 10.0.19045.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-12244Fixed in: 10.0.25398.531

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 12013-11931Fixed in: 10.0.19043.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.5122

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.2113

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24569

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.2600

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.2600

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19041.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.20308

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.20308

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6452

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.21813

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.21813

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22631.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22631.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2715

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3693

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.25398.531

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24710

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24710

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2024-Feb/CVE-2024-21315Important

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21315

PatchVendor Advisory