How severe is CVE-2024-38080?

CVE-2024-38080 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2024-38080: Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2024-07-09

Remediation due

2024-07-30

Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38080; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38080

Description

Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 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:C

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.2582
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.3079
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.3880
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H3	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.3880
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 23H2	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.3880
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	10.0.25398.0 to <10.0.25398.1009

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2024-07-09

Last updated

2026-02-10

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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