CVE-2024-38106
Microsoft Windows 10 1507 ≤ 10.0.10240.20751
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-38106 is a high-severity Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory (CWE-591) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. Its CVSS base score is 7.0 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unsecured Credentials (T1552); ranked in the top 7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38106 is a Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel. It is assigned a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.0 under the vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H and is associated with CWE-591.
An attacker with local access and low privileges can exploit the flaw, although the high attack complexity requirement limits the likelihood of success; successful exploitation would allow elevation of privileges with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Microsoft has published guidance for the issue, and the CVE is referenced in CISA's known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. The current EPSS score is 0.0075.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37137
Vulnerability Data
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 13 August 2024
Related Threats
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 1 hardening rule · 1 OS baseline
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.DS-01 encryption of data-at-rest can protect swapped pages but does not stop improper memory locking, addressing only one exposure facet of the weakness.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can discover unlocked sensitive buffers, but does not itself implement the locking mechanism.
Cryptographic controls can reduce exposure of sensitive data even if it is paged, but do not directly enforce memory locking.
Secure-coding standards can mandate use of locked-memory APIs, directly preventing the weakness.
DLP can detect leakage of sensitive data from swap, yet does not prevent the data from being written there.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
- V-248525 All OL 8 local disk partitions must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure or modification of all information that requires at-rest protection. prevents CWE-591