Exploited CVEs / Microsoft / CVE-2024-35250
CVE-2024-35250
Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Untrusted Pointer Dereference Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2025-01-06 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC), linked below.
Actively exploited Microsoft Windows vulnerability. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2024-12-16.
Risk summary
Updated July 25, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-35250
This Windows kernel-mode driver flaw is a local privilege escalation: an untrusted pointer dereference that takes an attacker who already has a foothold to SYSTEM. Bugs like this rarely make headlines but appear in nearly every post-compromise playbook, which is how it earned its 2024-12-16 KEV listing. Any Windows machine missing the fix turns a phished user session into full machine control.
Do this: Confirm the Windows update containing this kernel driver fix is applied fleet-wide, especially on multi-user and terminal servers.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-35250
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-35250
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2025-01-06 (past due).
Official fix for CVE-2024-35250
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Windows advisory on Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC).
Common questions about CVE-2024-35250
Is CVE-2024-35250 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-35250 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2024-12-16, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2024-35250?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2025-01-06, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue.
What fixes CVE-2024-35250?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC) for the patched Windows versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-35250?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-35250's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
More exploited Microsoft CVEs
The newest Microsoft entries on the CISA KEV catalog:
All Microsoft exploited CVEs on one page: Microsoft vulnerabilities actively exploited.
Authoritative references
Every actively exploited CVE, searchable with due dates and CSV export: the exploited-CVE tracker. The newest additions: exploited this week.
