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CVE-2024-49088

Windows - Common Log File System Driver

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"The Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain control of the system, potentially leading to data breaches, lateral movement, and other malicious activities."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Driver
Target Asset CLFS.sys
Standard Path %windir%System32drivers
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: CLFS.sys (Driver)
$Targets = 'CLFS.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

System stability and security services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply security patch for CVE-2024-49088 to prevent elevation of privilege attacks on Windows systems

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