CVE-2024-38106: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
· high severity · unattributed attribution
Evidence and provenance
- Original source
- CISA KEV report ↗
- Published
- 2024-08-13T00:00:00Z
- Confidence basis
- No actor match
- Record ID
71695c0a5c85fc3a32c0
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-38106
Use and citation
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