Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2024-38100

Windows File Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

publishedCWE-284

Windows File Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Technical severity7.8 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: microsoft
Published2024-07-09Source updated 2026-11-03
Collected2026-11-032 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: CNA: microsoft

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Windows Server 2019
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.17763.0; < 10.0.17763.6054 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.17763.0; < 10.0.17763.6054 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2022
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.20348.0; < 10.0.20348.2582 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.25398.0; < 10.0.25398.1009 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2016
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.14393.0; < 10.0.14393.7159 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.14393.0; < 10.0.14393.7159 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 7.8
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CCNA: microsoft

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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