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CVE-2024-38080

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2024-07-09 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a local attacker with user permissions to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Added to KEV
2024-07-09
Remediation due
2024-07-30
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38080; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38080
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-07-09
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-190

Description

Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 11 21h2 (< 10.0.22000.3079) • microsoft windows 11 22h2 (< 10.0.22621.3880) • microsoft windows 11 23h2 (< 10.0.22631.3880) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.2582) • microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 (< 10.0.25398.1009)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound weakness

References