CVE-2024-38163

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.65% (51st) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

43 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedWindows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.19041.3920:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
FixedWindows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.19041.3920:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
FixedWindows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.19041.3920:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
FixedWindows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.19041.3920:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042320
FixedWindows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.22000.2710:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042321
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042321
FixedWindows Server 2022msrc_csaf
10.0.20348.2201:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042322
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5042322

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-284USCWE-284USCWE-284US

affected products (43)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1607
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1809
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_21h2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_22h2
Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Terminalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:windows_terminal
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_22h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_23h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Windows Terminalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:windows_terminal
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Clientall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows:remote_desktop_client_for_desktop
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_r2_sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:::server_core_installation
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:server_2016::server_core_installation
Microsoft Windows Server 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:server_core_installation
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2 Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:23h2_edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:datacenter_azure_edition
Microsoft Windows 11≤ version 21H2cert_bundDE
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H210.0.19043.0 → 10.0.19041.3920enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-1835Microsoft Windows: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-08-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019 und Microsoft Windows Server 2022 ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
msrc_CVE-2024-38163Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2024-08-13csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-08-14modified 2026-06-17

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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