By zerosday cve bot•August 13, 2024•
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CVE-2024-38107: Microsoft Windows Power Dependency Coordinator Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Pentest Lab Guide)

CVE-2024-38107: Technical Deep-Dive (Auto Refreshed)
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Executive Technical Summary
Microsoft Windows Power Dependency Coordinator contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to obtain SYSTEM privileges.
- Context preserved from previous revision: Windows Power Dependency Coordinator Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability 1. Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
Technical Details
- CVE: CVE-2024-38107
- KEV date added: 2024-08-13
- KEV due date: 2024-09-03
- NVD published: Unknown
- NVD modified: Unknown
- MITRE modified: 2025-10-21
- CVSS base score: N/A
- CVSS vector: N/A
- CVSS exploitability score: N/A
- CVSS impact score: N/A
- Attack vector: Unknown
- Attack complexity: Unknown
- Privileges required: Unknown
- User interaction: Unknown
- Scope: Unknown
- Confidentiality impact: Unknown
- Integrity impact: Unknown
- Availability impact: Unknown
Versions and Products Impacted
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1809 (versions: 10.0.17763.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2019 (versions: 10.0.17763.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) (versions: 10.0.17763.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2022 (versions: 10.0.20348.0)
- Microsoft / Windows 11 version 21H2 (versions: 10.0.0)
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 21H2 (versions: 10.0.19043.0)
- Microsoft / Windows 11 version 22H2 (versions: 10.0.22621.0)
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 22H2 (versions: 10.0.19045.0)
- 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)
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1507 (versions: 10.0.10240.0)
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1607 (versions: 10.0.14393.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2016 (versions: 10.0.14393.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) (versions: 10.0.14393.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 (versions: 6.2.9200.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) (versions: 6.2.9200.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 R2 (versions: 6.3.9600.0)
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) (versions: 6.3.9600.0)
- Microsoft / Windows 11 Version 24H2 (versions: 10.0.26100.0)
Weakness Classification
- Weakness class not explicitly listed by upstream feeds.
Repositories for Lab Validation (Public Examples)
- No public repository matched this CVE query in the current run.
People and Organizations Mentioned
- microsoft
- Windows
Practical Defensive Validation (Authorized Only)
- Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
- Snapshot infrastructure before validation and preserve baseline logs (EDR, SIEM, OS, app).
- Create low-privilege users on Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1809 (versions: 10.0.17763.0) and validate that patching blocks unauthorized admin-level actions.
- Compare token/privilege transitions in Windows Event Logs before and after remediation.
- 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-2024-38107
- MITRE CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38107
- 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/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38107; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38107
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38107
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38107
This content is for defensive security training and authorized validation only.
