Patch tracker / CVE reference / CVE-2024-38129
CVE-2024-38129
CVE-2024-38129 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy the update below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 67%. CVSS 7.5 (High).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
CVE-2024-38129 is a Kerberos elevation-of-privilege flaw on Windows Server 2022 23H2 Server Core, rated Critical 9.0 with a 61 percent EPSS score. Because Kerberos underpins domain authentication, a privilege-escalation bug in it is a valuable step toward domain-wide compromise. It has not been added to CISA KEV and shows no ransomware use so far.
Do this: Prioritize the update on Server 2022 23H2 Core systems, especially any acting as or authenticating against domain controllers.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-38129
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38129
High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5044288 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security update below to fix CVE-2024-38129. 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.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same update
- Authoritative references
Want every Microsoft CVE and the patches that fix it, ranked by real-world risk? See the Microsoft Patch Tracker.