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CVE-2024-38052

Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2024-07-09T17:15:34.617

Last Modified

2024-11-21T09:24:47.693

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-20
Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1507	< 10.0.10240.20710	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1607	< 10.0.14393.7159	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1809	< 10.0.17763.6054	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_21h2	< 10.0.19044.4651	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_22h2	< 10.0.19045.4651	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_11_21h2	< 10.0.22000.3079	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_11_22h2	< 10.0.22621.3880	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_11_23h2	< 10.0.22631.3880	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2016	< 10.0.14393.7159	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2019	< 10.0.17763.6054	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2022	< 10.0.20348.2582	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2022_23h2	< 10.0.25398.1009	Yes

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38052 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38052 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.