CVE-2024-20656

HIGH

Visual Studio - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-20656. PoCs published by Wh04m1001.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2024-20656, demonstrating an oplock-based vulnerability in Windows. The code manipulates file handles and oplocks to achieve privilege escalation, targeting specific system directories and processes.

Description

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 137 stars
by Wh04m1001 · poc
https://github.com/Wh04m1001/CVE-2024-20656

This repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2024-20656, demonstrating an oplock-based vulnerability in Windows. The code manipulates file handles and oplocks to achieve privilege escalation, targeting specific system directories and processes.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Windows system · Ability to execute arbitrary code on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0391
EPSS Percentile 88.9%
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

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/visual_studio 2015 update3
microsoft/visual_studio_2017 15.0 - 15.9.59
microsoft/visual_studio_2019 16.0 - 16.11.33
microsoft/visual_studio_2022 17.2 - 17.2.23
Published Jan 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026