CVE-2024-38080: Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Actively Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Detected

Patch Tuesday

2024-Jul

Released

2024-07-09

EPSS Score

20.87% (percentile: 95.6%)

CISA KEV

Listed — due 2024-07-30

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Known Exploits (1)

• Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — added 2024-09-01T11:25:22Z

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

• GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (9)

Windows

• 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 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

ESU

• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems

Security Updates (4)

• 5040437
• 5040431
• 5040442
• 5040438

Acknowledgments

Anonymous

Revision History

• 2024-07-09: Information published.