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CVE-2024-38106: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2024-38106 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-08-13

Technologies: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

The Microsoft Windows Kernel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges. Exploitation requires the attacker to win a race condition, and the vulnerability is known to be exploited in the wild.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2

Timeline

  • 2024-08-13: disclosed
  • 2024-08-13: patched
  • 2024-08-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2024-08-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.

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