CVE-2024-10972 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-10972

WinPmem Improper Input Validation vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Velocidex WinPmem versions 4.1 and below suffer from an Improper Input Validation vulnerability whereby an attacker with admin access can trigger a BSOD with a parallel thread changing the memory’s access right under the control of the user-mode application. This is due to verification only being performed at the beginning of the routine allowing the userspace to change page permissions half way through the routine.  A valid workaround is a rule to detect unauthorized loading of winpmem outside incident response operations.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • We thank David Baptiste from the ERNW Vulnerability Disclosure Team for responsibly disclosing this issue.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WinPmem
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 4.1

Timeline

Official Publish: December 16th, 2024
Last Modified: September 5th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)