Threat intelligence report · CISA KEV

CVE-2024-38193: Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges. 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
7b09927423c6535b1b4e

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-38193

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