CVE-2024-38029 Microsoft OpenSSH for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attackers can achieve remote code execution on Windows Server via a path traversal flaw in the OpenSSH implementation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38029?
CVE-2024-38029 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, published on 8 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft OpenSSH for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-38029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2
- CVE-2024-30007 Microsoft Brokering File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-21345 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-21353 Microsoft WDAC ODBC Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-55697 Azure Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-21326 Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cw8-vv94-cqp8.