CVE-2024-38107: Microsoft Windows Power Dependency Coordinator Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2024-38107 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-08-13
Microsoft Windows Power Dependency Coordinator contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to gain SYSTEM privileges on affected systems.
Yes. CVE-2024-38107 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 August 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-38107?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 13 August 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2; Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2; Microsoft Windows Server 2016; and 3 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38107?
A patch was published on 2024-08-13: Microsoft released security updates. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2024-38107 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-38107?
Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 edition
Timeline
2024-08-13: disclosed: Vulnerability published by Microsoft.
2024-08-13: patched: Microsoft released security updates.
2024-08-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
2024-08-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at the time of disclosure.