CVE-2024-38106
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-38106 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-08-13) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
- Who is affected
- Local attackers on affected Windows systems can exploit this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is critical and actively exploited.
- Action
- Users should update their Windows systems to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 93% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-38106: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-08-13
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