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Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2024-38202 CVSS:7.3
Microsoft Windows could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in Windows Backup. By persuading a victim into performing a system restore, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges.
CVE-2024-21302 CVSS:6.7
Microsoft Windows could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in Secure Kernel Mode component. By executing a specially crafted program, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges.
Impact
- Privilege Escalation
Indicators of Compromise
CVE
- CVE-2024-38202
- CVE-2024-21302
Affected Vendors
Microsoft
Affected Products
- Microsoft Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 1607
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 1607
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 1809
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 1809
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 1809
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems 21H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems 21H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems 21H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems 22H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems 22H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems 22H2
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems 22H2
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems 22H2
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems 23H2
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems 23H2
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems 22H2
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems 22H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 23H2
Remediation
Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.