CVE-2024-38253: Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-10 · updated 2026-08-10
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: before 10.0.22000.3197 — fixed in 10.0.22000.3197
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.4169 — fixed in 10.0.22621.4169
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.4169; before 10.0.22631.4169 — fixed in 10.0.22621.4169, 10.0.22631.4169
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.1742 — fixed in 10.0.26100.1742
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.1128 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1128
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.3197 — fixed in 10.0.22000.3197
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.4169 — fixed in 10.0.22621.4169
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4169 — fixed in 10.0.22631.4169
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4169 — fixed in 10.0.22631.4169
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.1742 — fixed in 10.0.26100.1742
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1128 — fixed in 10.0.25398.1128

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.3197; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.4169; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.4169, 10.0.22631.4169; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.1742; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1128; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.3197; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.4169; Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.4169; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.4169; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.1742; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.1128. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38253

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