CVE-2024-38253: Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High severity · published Sep 10, 2024

CVE-2024-38253

Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

7.8

CVSS

0.6%

EPSS

On KEV

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Windows 11 Version 23H2 · Microsoft

10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4169 · source: vendor

Windows 11 Version 24H2 · Microsoft

10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.1742 · source: vendor

Windows 11 version 21H2 · Microsoft

10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.3197 · source: vendor

Windows 11 version 22H2 · Microsoft

10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.4169 · source: vendor

Windows 11 version 22H3 · Microsoft

10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4169 · source: vendor

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) · Microsoft

10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1128 · source: vendor

Windows 11 21h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.22000.3197 · source: NVD

Windows 11 22h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.22621.4169 · source: NVD

Windows 11 23h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.22621.4169; before 10.0.22631.4169 · source: NVD

Windows 11 24h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.26100.1742 · source: NVD

Windows Server 2022 23h2 · Microsoft

before 10.0.25398.1128 · source: NVD

Affected product

Windows 11 version 21H2

Microsoft

All Windows 11 version 21H2 CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38253

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38253

Patch

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38253