CSIRTS // UNIFIED SECURITY ADVISORY FEEDSYS ● ONLINE · POWERED BY INTELFUSIONS.COM

← Back to feed

CVE-2024-38107: Microsoft Windows Power Dependency Coordinator Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2024-38107
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Windows Power Dependency Coordinator contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to obtain SYSTEM privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Windows Power Dependency CoordinatorPrivilege escalation
What
An unspecified vulnerability allows for privilege escalation, enabling local attackers to obtain SYSTEM privileges.
Who is affected
Microsoft Windows users are affected.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is actively exploited and rated critical.
Action
Apply the latest security updates for Windows Power Dependency Coordinator.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

⚡ Watch Windows Power Dependency Coordinator

Get an email when a new Windows Power Dependency Coordinator advisory drops — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.

Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-08-13
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38107

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-38107coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

More from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities