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CVE-2024-38193

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2024‑08‑13. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile98th29% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2024-08-13, due 2024-09-03
Public exploit: 2 sourcesFix5 products11 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2Affected: ≥ 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.1457Upgrade to: 10.0.26100.1457Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.22000.3147Upgrade to: 10.0.22000.3147Affected: ≥ 10.0.22621.0, < 10.0.22621.4037Upgrade to: 10.0.22621.4037Affected: ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.4037Upgrade to: 10.0.22631.4037Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.6189Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.6189Affected: ≥ 10.0.19043.0, < 10.0.19044.4780Upgrade to: 10.0.19044.4780Affected: ≥ 10.0.19045.0, < 10.0.19045.4780Upgrade to: 10.0.19045.4780Affected: ≥ 10.0.10240.0, < 10.0.10240.20751Upgrade to: 10.0.10240.20751 + 1 more branchStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.6189Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.6189Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022Affected: ≥ 10.0.20348.0, < 10.0.20348.2655Upgrade to: 10.0.20348.2655Affected: ≥ 10.0.25398.0, < 10.0.25398.1085Upgrade to: 10.0.25398.1085Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.7259Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.7259Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 4 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened. 2 further articles named this CVE in wider roundups without reporting it as a distinct event.

What it is

From the CVE record

Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS98th
Public exploit
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2024-08-13.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2024-09-03.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploits

2 sources with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

29% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 98th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

The patch came 129 days before any public exploit.

  1. Analysis publishedLazarus Just Exploited the Same Windows Driver It Weaponized Two Years Ago
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. EPSS band changehigh → moderate
  4. Public exploit / PoCsource: exploit-db
  5. Patch availablerecord updated
  6. Added to CISA KEVpublished, weakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

And 56 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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Analysis on the cve.tools blog

In the news

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