CVE tracker / CVE-2024-38198

CVE-2024-38198

CVE-2024-38198 is the Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 7.5. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published August 13, 2024.

Risk summary

HighElevation of Privilege

7.5

CVSS v3 base

0.8%

EPSS: chance of exploitation in 30 days

High

Severity

Important

Microsoft's rating

More Likely

Microsoft: exploitation

In CISA KEV

How to fix it

Microsoft lists 37 affected products and the update that fixes each:

KB5041160 · fixed build 10.0.20348.2655
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022
KB5041571 · fixed build 10.0.26100.1457
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
KB5041573 · fixed build 10.0.25398.1085
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
KB5041578 · fixed build 10.0.17763.6189
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
KB5041580 · fixed build 10.0.19045.4780, 10.0.19044.4780
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, and 1 more
KB5041585 · fixed build 10.0.22631.4037, 10.0.22621.4037
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
KB5041592 · fixed build 10.0.22000.3147
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
KB5041773 · fixed build 10.0.14393.7259
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
KB5041782 · fixed build 10.0.10240.20751
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
KB5041828 · fixed build 6.3.9600.22134
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2
KB5041838 · fixed build 6.1.7601.27277
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
KB5041850 · fixed build 6.0.6003.22825
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
KB5041851 · fixed build 6.2.9200.25031
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012

What Microsoft changed

August 13, 2024: Information published.

Details

Weakness: CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Publicly disclosed (Microsoft): No
Exploited (Microsoft): No
Known exploited (CISA KEV): Not listed
Published: August 13, 2024
Last revised: August 13, 2024

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References

Microsoft Security Update Guide NVD CVE record CWE

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