CVE-2024-38137 Windows Resource Manager PSM Service Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.0 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a race condition in the Windows Resource Manager PSM Service Extension to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-38137?

CVE-2024-38137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Windows Resource Manager PSM Service Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-591, CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38137?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38137?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38137 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-38137 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38137 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-54xp-779j-4c34.

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