CVE-2024-38135: Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-126

Description

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.4037 — fixed in 10.0.22621.4037
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.4037 — fixed in 10.0.22631.4037
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.1457 — fixed in 10.0.26100.1457
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1085 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1085
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.4037 — fixed in 10.0.22621.4037
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4037 — fixed in 10.0.22631.4037
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4037 — fixed in 10.0.22631.4037
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.1457 — fixed in 10.0.26100.1457
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1085 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1085

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.4037; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.4037; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.1457; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1085; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.4037; Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.4037; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.4037; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.1457; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1085. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38135

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