CVE-2024-38239

FAQ

Windows 11, version 24H2 is not generally available yet. Why are there updates for this version of Windows listed in the Security Updates table?

The new Copilot+ devices that are now publicly available come with Windows 11, version 24H2 installed. Customers with these devices need to know about any vulnerabilities that affect their machine and to install the updates if they are not receiving automatic updates. Note that the general availability date for Windows 11, version 24H2 is scheduled for later this year.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does this mean for this vulnerability?

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the attacker to have control over a domain controller and privileges to perform arbitrary code execution in a different trusted forest from the trusted forest containing the victim machine.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain domain administrator privileges.

According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is high (PR:H). What privileges are required to exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker needs to have privileges on the environment from where they are performing the attack and the environment they are targeting to be able to exploit this vulnerability.