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CVE-2024-38232

CVE-2024-38232 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). 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.

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Microsoft rates it Important. CVSS 7.5 (High). Fixed by 1 Microsoft security update.

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Risk summary

High

7.5

CVSS v3

2.3%

EPSS, 30 days

High

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.3%. CVSS 7.5 (High).

This CVE is among the top 10% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-38232

CVE-2024-38232 is a Windows Networking denial-of-service flaw and stands out for targeting the older Windows 10 1607 and Server 2016 line rather than 1809. It rates High 8.8 with a 52 percent EPSS score. Legacy 2016-era hosts still in production are the exposure, and a crafted request can knock networking offline. It is not in CISA KEV.

Do this: Patch remaining Windows 10 1607 and Server 2016 systems, which are frequently overlooked in modern patch cycles yet directly in scope here.

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

Schedule normally

No exploitation observed as of 2026-11-10: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS 2%.

Fixed by KB5043051. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.

Do this now: Deploy with your normal update cycle. This page refreshes daily; the verdict changes the day the data does.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-38232

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I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2024-38232 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2024-38232.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed daily (early morning US Central)):
- CVE-2024-38232: Microsoft vulnerability, Microsoft rating Important, CVSS 7.5 (High)
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 2.3%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5043051
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) What to patch or mitigate first. 4) How to check whether my devices are exposed.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38232

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5043051 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-2024-38232. 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.

KB5043051

Scope and sources

Affected products

Fixed by the same update

CVE-2024-38014 CVE-2024-38217 CVE-2024-43461 CVE-2024-38234 CVE-2024-38235 CVE-2024-38254 CVE-2024-38256 CVE-2024-43487

Authoritative references

Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detail Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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