CVE-2024-38014: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38014, is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and affects Windows 10 Version 1507, specifically versions 10.0.17763.0 and 10.0.10240.0. It allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges via the Windows Installer component. The vulnerability has been officially fixed by Microsoft, and a patch is available as per the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full control over the system. This could impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Windows 10 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38014 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38014: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38014, is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and affects Windows 10 Version 1507, specifically versions 10.0.17763.0 and 10.0.10240.0. It allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges via the Windows Installer component. The vulnerability has been officially fixed by Microsoft, and a patch is available as per the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full control over the system. This could impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Windows 10 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. It is recommended to apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38014 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T18:18:00.678Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38014","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 68f7d9b2247d717aace26a38
Added to database: 10/21/2025, 19:06:26 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:45:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 118
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