Latest vulnerability: CVE-2024-38063 #
On August 13, 2024, Microsoft disclosed a vulnerability affecting a number of different versions of the Windows operating system. This vulnerability is in the system's handling of the IPv6 protocol. IPv6 is the latest version of the Internet Protocol, the core protocol of the Internet. Most modern systems, including all of the vulnerable versions of Windows, enable IPv6 by default.
This vulnerability has been designated CVE-2024-38063 and has been given a CVSS score of 9.8 (highly critical).
What is the impact? #
An attacker capable of sending specially-crafted IPv6 packets to a vulnerable system could trigger this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, leading to complete system compromise.
Are updates or workarounds available? #
Microsoft has released updates that address this vulnerability and recommends all users update as quickly as possible.
How to find potentially vulnerable systems with runZero #
From the Asset Inventory you can use the following query to locate Windows systems that have globally-visible IPv6 addresses:
has_ipv6_public:t AND os:Windows
Systems with globally-visible IPv6 addresses should be treated as especially vulnerable.
Additionally, the following query can be used to locate Windows systems known to have IPv6 enabled:
has:"epm.oxid.addresses" AND (protocol:"epm" AND epm.oxid.addresses:":")
