CVE-2024-38264 Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Windows by exploiting a vulnerability in the Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38264?
CVE-2024-38264 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 12 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-591
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38264?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38264?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-38264 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38264 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
- CVE-2024-49117 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-21435 Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-24084 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-33054 Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-29828 Windows Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2vc-g638-2wm6.