CVE-2024-38033: PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Jul

Released

2024-07-09

Last Updated

2024-12-10

EPSS Score

1.15% (percentile: 78.5%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required  is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An authorized attacker with standard user privileges could place a malicious file and then wait for the privileged victim to run the calling command. What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

Affected Products (29)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
• Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

ESU

• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (10)

• 5040430
• 5040437
• 5040431
• 5040427
• 5040442
• 5040438
• 5040448
• 5040434
• 5048699
• 5048735

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-norfolk-455829b1/">Tom Norfolk</a> with AJ Bell, <a href="https://twitter.com/bohops">Jimmy Bayne</a>

Revision History

• 2024-07-09: Information published.
• 2024-12-10: To comprehensively address CVE-2024-38033, Microsoft released security updates on December 10, 2024 for all affected versions of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Microsoft recommends that customers running any of these products install the updates to be fully protected from the vulnerability. Customers whose systems are configured to receive automatic updates do not need to take any further action.