CVE-2024-38080: Technical Deep-Dive (Auto Refreshed)

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Executive Technical Summary

Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Context preserved from previous revision: Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Notes: Collection of Windows Privilege Escalation (Analyse/PoC/Exploit)

Technical Details

• CVE: CVE-2024-38080
• KEV date added: 2024-07-09
• KEV due date: 2024-07-30
• NVD published: 2024-07-09
• NVD modified: 2025-10-28
• MITRE modified: 2026-02-10
• CVSS base score: 7.8
• CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
• CVSS exploitability score: 1.8
• CVSS impact score: 5.9
• Attack vector: Local
• Attack complexity: Low
• Privileges required: Low
• User interaction: None
• Scope: Unchanged
• Confidentiality impact: High
• Integrity impact: High
• Availability impact: High

Versions and Products Impacted

• microsoft / windows 11 21h2 (versions: < 10.0.22000.3079)
• microsoft / windows 11 22h2 (versions: < 10.0.22621.3880)
• microsoft / windows 11 23h2 (versions: < 10.0.22631.3880)
• microsoft / windows server 2022 (versions: < 10.0.20348.2582)
• microsoft / windows server 2022 23h2 (versions: < 10.0.25398.1009)
• Microsoft / Windows Server 2022 (versions: 10.0.20348.0)
• Microsoft / Windows 11 version 21H2 (versions: 10.0.0)
• Microsoft / Windows 11 version 22H2 (versions: 10.0.22621.0)
• Microsoft / Windows 11 version 22H3 (versions: 10.0.22631.0)
• Microsoft / Windows 11 Version 23H2 (versions: 10.0.22631.0)
• Microsoft / Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) (versions: 10.0.25398.0)

Weakness Classification

• CWE-190
• NVD-CWE-noinfo

Repositories for Lab Validation (Public Examples)

• ycdxsb/WindowsPrivilegeEscalation | stars: 470 | updated: 2026-03-22 | https://github.com/ycdxsb/WindowsPrivilegeEscalation
  Notes: Collection of Windows Privilege Escalation (Analyse/PoC/Exploit)
• pwndorei/CVE-2024-38080 | stars: 30 | updated: 2026-01-04 | https://github.com/pwndorei/CVE-2024-38080
  Notes: poc code for CVE-2024-38080
• Athexblackhat/Exploit-Research | stars: 0 | updated: 2026-03-22 | https://github.com/Athexblackhat/Exploit-Research
  Notes: Exploit-Research Database.

People and Organizations Mentioned

• microsoft
• Windows
• ycdxsb
• pwndorei
• Athexblackhat

Practical Defensive Validation (Authorized Only)

1. Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
2. Snapshot infrastructure before validation and preserve baseline logs (EDR, SIEM, OS, app).
3. Create low-privilege users on microsoft / windows 11 21h2 (versions: < 10.0.22000.3079) and validate that patching blocks unauthorized admin-level actions.
4. Compare token/privilege transitions in Windows Event Logs before and after remediation.
5. Tune detections for unusual group membership changes and SYSTEM-level process launches from user sessions.

References

• NVD record: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38080
• MITRE CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38080
• CISA KEV Catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
• CISA KEV JSON feed: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
• KEV notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38080; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38080
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38080
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38080
• Repository example: https://github.com/ycdxsb/WindowsPrivilegeEscalation
• Repository example: https://github.com/pwndorei/CVE-2024-38080
• Repository example: https://github.com/Athexblackhat/Exploit-Research

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