Summary
Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation More Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
Additionally, an attacker could convince a local user to open a malicious file. The attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
Windows 11, version 24H2 is not generally available yet. Why are there updates for this version of Windows listed in the Security Updates table?
The new Copilot+ devices that are now publicly available come with Windows 11, version 24H2 installed. Customers with these devices need to know about any vulnerabilities that affect their machine and to install the updates if they are not receiving automatic updates. Note that the general availability date for Windows 11, version 24H2 is scheduled for later this year.
Security updates
10.0.20348.2655 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5041160
10.0.22000.3147 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5041592
10.0.19044.4780 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5041580
10.0.22621.4037 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5041585
10.0.25398.1085 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5041573
10.0.26100.1457 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5041571
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Revision history
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References
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CVE-2024-38147 Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38147
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss