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CVE-2024-49090

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. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access and control of system resources."

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 services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply security update to address Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49090)

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