⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2024-08-13. Federal agencies required to patch by 2024-09-03. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2024-38106 — Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

CWE-591 — Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory8 documents7 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.76%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2024-08-13
Due 2024-09-03
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
23
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809+20 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 13
KEV addedAug 13
KEV dueSep 3
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages23 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows< 10.0.14393.7259+3
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.20751
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.7259
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.6189
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.4780

Patches

Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2024-08-13
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GHSA
GHSA-rrq6-gq4w-89r8: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2024-08-13
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2024
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2024-08-13
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CISA
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2024-08-13
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CVE-2024-38106 — Microsoft vulnerability | cvebase