CVE-2024-38240: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38240, is an out-of-bounds read issue in the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager on Windows 10 Version 1507 (specifically versions 10.0.17763.0 and 10.0.10240.0). The flaw could be exploited to elevate privileges on the affected system. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges on the affected Windows 10 systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1, indicating high severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38240 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38240: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38240, is an out-of-bounds read issue in the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager on Windows 10 Version 1507 (specifically versions 10.0.17763.0 and 10.0.10240.0). The flaw could be exploited to elevate privileges on the affected system. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges on the affected Windows 10 systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1, indicating high severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38240 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.230Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38240","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6c76b7ef31ef0b564ab5
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:41:10 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:51:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 75
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