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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

Technologies: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

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.

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.

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