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CVE-2024-43514

Windows - Resilient File System (ReFS)

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"The Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-43514, allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to gain control of a system, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data breaches, or other malicious activities."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Driver
Target Asset ReFS.sys
Standard Path %windir%System32drivers
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: ReFS.sys (Driver)
$Targets = 'ReFS.sys'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

File system services

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest security updates to mitigate Windows ReFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-43514)

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