CVE-2024-38253 Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem to elevate privileges on affected 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-2024-38253?
CVE-2024-38253 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38253?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-38253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 21h2
- CVE-2024-38080 Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-23392 HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43533 Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38259 Microsoft Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-38146 Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mc9-3vv7-xwf3.