# CVE-2024-38233: Windows Networking Denial of Service Vulnerability

> A null pointer dereference in Windows Networking allows attackers to cause a denial of service on affected systems.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4c22-xgpq-qfxw

## What is CVE-2024-38233?

CVE-2024-38233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Windows Networking Denial of Service Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38233?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38233?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1607

- [CVE-2026-33824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33824/): Microsoft Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions Double Free (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-21510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21510/): Microsoft Windows Shell Protection Mechanism Failure (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-21513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21513/): Microsoft MSHTML Framework Protection Mechanism Failure (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-32049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32049/): Microsoft Windows Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-29360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29360/): Microsoft Streaming Service Untrusted Pointer Dereference (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38233 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 10 1607. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38233/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38233/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38233
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38233
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38233

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38233/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.