CVE-2024-38223HighCVSS 6.8

Windows Initial Machine Configuration Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
August 13, 2024
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-38223 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is physical (AV:P). What does that mean for this vulnerability? To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker needs physical access to the victim's machine.

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An unauthenticated attacker can use a specially crafted IMC.hiv file (with the registry configuration that needs to be changed), which could lead to elevation of privilege.

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

🎯 Affected products29

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5041578 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.6189 KB5041160 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2655 KB5041592 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.3147 KB5041580 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.4780 KB5041585 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.4037 KB5041580 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.4780 KB5041585 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.4037 KB5041573 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1085 KB5041571 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.1457 KB5041782 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20751 KB5041773 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7259 KB5041828 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.22134

🔗 References (21)