Use-after-free in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2024-38159
Published: August 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95847
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38159
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Windows Network Virtualization. A remote administrator can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38159
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 22H2 10.0.19045.4529, 10 1607 10.0.14393.7259