CVE-2024-38062
Published: 09 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-38062 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-38062 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel-Mode Driver, assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8. The flaw is associated with CWE-125 and was publicly disclosed on 9 July 2024. It affects the kernel-mode component responsible for handling certain driver operations on supported Windows releases.
An attacker with local access and low privileges can exploit the issue without user interaction. Successful exploitation grants the ability to read, write, or delete arbitrary kernel memory, resulting in full elevation to SYSTEM-level privileges and the potential to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
Microsoft Security Response Center advisories for CVE-2024-38062 direct administrators to apply the security updates released in the July 2024 Patch Tuesday cycle. The listed Talos reports provide additional technical analysis of the underlying out-of-bounds read condition. The associated EPSS score has remained low, with a current value of 0.0570 and a peak of 0.0617.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37758
Vulnerability details
Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.