CVE-2024-38163
Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2024 at 11:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:39 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2022Windows 10 21H2Windows 10 22H2
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 10.0.19041.3920, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.19041.3920, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22000.2710, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.2201, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38163SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot 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-284NVD-CWE-noinfo
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