CVE-2022-24494

HIGH

Windows Ancillary Function Driver - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-24494. PoCs published by vportal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates an arbitrary memory read vulnerability in the AFD driver (CVE-2022-24494) by exploiting a lack of validation in a memory address supplied from user-land, leading to a BSOD. The exploit uses a crafted input buffer to trigger the vulnerability via DeviceIoControl.

Description

Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 13 stars
by vportal · poc
https://github.com/vportal/AFD

This PoC demonstrates an arbitrary memory read vulnerability in the AFD driver (CVE-2022-24494) by exploiting a lack of validation in a memory address supplied from user-land, leading to a BSOD. The exploit uses a crafted input buffer to trigger the vulnerability via DeviceIoControl.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows AFD driver (afd.sys)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows system with vulnerable AFD driver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0184
EPSS Percentile 76.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

Status published
Products (19)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10 20h2
microsoft/windows_10 21h1
microsoft/windows_10 21h2
microsoft/windows_10 1607
microsoft/windows_10 1809
microsoft/windows_10 1909
microsoft/windows_11 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
... and 9 more
Published Apr 15, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026