CVE-2024-38107
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-38107 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 Power Dependency Coordinator contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to obtain SYSTEM privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- 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.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 73% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-38107: Microsoft Windows Power Dependency Coordinator Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-08-13
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