External Control of File Name or Path in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2024-38049

Vulnerability identifier: #VU93930

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38049

CWE-ID: CWE-73

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application allows an attacker to control path of the files to delete within Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

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Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.4651, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.4651, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20710, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7159, 10 1809 10.0.17763.6054, 11 21H2 10.0.22000.3079, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.3880, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.3880
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2008 R2 6.1.7601.27219, 2008 6.0.6003.22769, 2012 R2 6.3.9600.22074, 2012 6.2.9200.24975, 2016 10.0.14393.7159, 2022 10.0.20348.2582

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2024-38049

• Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator