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CVE-2024-38124

CVE-2024-38124 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 9.0 (Critical). Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 10 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

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Microsoft rates it Important. CVSS 9.0 (Critical). Fixed by 10 Microsoft security updates.

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Risk summary

Critical
9.0
CVSS v3
1.2%
EPSS, 30 days
Critical
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 1.2%. CVSS 9.0 (Critical).

This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-38124

CVE-2024-38124 is a Netlogon elevation of privilege flaw rated Critical at CVSS 9.0, which is unusually high for a privilege escalation issue and reflects that Netlogon sits at the heart of domain authentication. It affects domain controllers running Windows Server 2019 and 2022, including Server Core installations, so any compromised foothold could be leveraged to gain domain-level privileges. It is not in CISA KEV and has no known ransomware use, but the 67 percent EPSS score signals meaningful near-term exploitation likelihood.

Do this: Prioritize the Microsoft patch on all Windows Server 2019 and 2022 domain controllers, including Server Core hosts, before other server roles.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-21. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Schedule normally
No exploitation observed as of 2026-11-10: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS 1%.
Fixed by KB5044277 and 9 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38124

Elevated priority: high severity or a meaningful exploitation probability, sooner if an affected product is internet-facing. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5044277, KB5044281, KB5044288, KB5044293, KB5044306, KB5044320, KB5044321, KB5044342, KB5044343, KB5044356 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2024-38124. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5044277KB5044281KB5044288KB5044293KB5044306KB5044320KB5044321KB5044342KB5044343KB5044356

Scope and sources

Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
CVE-2024-43572CVE-2024-43573CVE-2024-37976CVE-2024-37979CVE-2024-37982CVE-2024-37983CVE-2024-43456CVE-2024-43500
Authoritative references
Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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