CVE-2024-38124: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
CVE-2024-38124 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Netlogon component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6. 0. 6003. 0). It is classified as an improper authentication issue (CWE-287) that allows an attacker with network access and low privileges to escalate their privileges without user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9. 0, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An official patch is available to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Windows Server 2008 SP2 affects the Netlogon service, where improper authentication can be exploited by an attacker with network access and low privileges to elevate their privileges. The issue is tracked as CWE-287 and has a critical CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0, reflecting its severity. The vendor has released an official fix to address the vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected Windows Server 2008 SP2 system, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. No known active exploitation has been reported yet.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. It is strongly recommended to apply the vendor-provided update to Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6.0.6003.0) to mitigate this elevation of privilege issue.
CVE-2024-38124: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Description
CVE-2024-38124 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Netlogon component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6. 0. 6003. 0). It is classified as an improper authentication issue (CWE-287) that allows an attacker with network access and low privileges to escalate their privileges without user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9. 0, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An official patch is available to remediate this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.0critical
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Windows Server 2008 SP2 affects the Netlogon service, where improper authentication can be exploited by an attacker with network access and low privileges to elevate their privileges. The issue is tracked as CWE-287 and has a critical CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0, reflecting its severity. The vendor has released an official fix to address the vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected Windows Server 2008 SP2 system, potentially leading to full system compromise. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. No known active exploitation has been reported yet.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. It is strongly recommended to apply the vendor-provided update to Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (version 6.0.6003.0) to mitigate this elevation of privilege issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.193Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867238dd33fbd857231c3
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:18:59 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 8:25:50 PM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 9:42:15 PM
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