vulntracker.iovulntracker.io
© 2026 vulntracker.io

CVE-2024-38080

Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2024 at 05:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:39 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2022Windows 11 23H2Windows 11 22H2

Using Windows Server 2022 by Microsoft?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Windows Server 2022 - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Start FreeSign In
Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score7.1%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 7.1% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 94% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a local attacker with user permissions to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jul 9, 2024
Remediation Due
Jul 30, 2024
824 days overdue
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38080
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38080

Description

Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 11 21H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.22000.307910.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22000.307910.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22000.3079, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 11 22H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.22621.388010.0.22621.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22621.388010.0.22621.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22621.3880, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows 11 23H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.22631.388010.0.22631.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22631.388010.0.22631.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.3880, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 2022· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.20348.258210.0.20348.0 ≤ v < 10.0.20348.258210.0.20348.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.2582, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 2022 23H2· Microsoft
95%
v < 10.0.25398.100910.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.100910.0.25398.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1009, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Windows Server 23H2· Microsoft
95%
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.1009
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1009, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38080
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38080

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-190NVD-CWE-noinfo

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Create accountSign in
Free plan, no card