August 13, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2024-38106 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-08-13- Federal due date
2024-09-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 93.3th percentile (score 0.063, as of
2026-09-16) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38106
CISA short description
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.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.