CVE-2024-55414

Name: CVE-2024-55414
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-01-07T18:15:20.987+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.10%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-55414 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability exits in driver SmSerl64.sys in Motorola SM56 Modem WDM Driver v6.12.23.0, which allows low-privileged users to mapping physical memory via specially crafted IOCTL requests . This can be exploited for privilege escalation, code execution under high privileges, and information disclosure. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability exits in driver SmSerl64.sys in Motorola SM56 Modem WDM Driver v6.12.23.0, which allows low-privileged users to mapping physical memory via specially crafted IOCTL requests . This can be exploited for privilege escalation, code execution under high privileges, and information disclosure. These signed drivers can also be used to bypass the Microsoft driver-signing policy to deploy malicious code.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.10%

61.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

References

Timeline

Published: Jan 7, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-55414?

How severe is CVE-2024-55414?

CVE-2024-55414 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-55414?

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Source: NVD / NIST