CVE-2024-38248: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38248, is a use-after-free (CWE-416) flaw in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 affecting Windows Storage components. It allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges on the system. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.0, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher system access and control. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
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-2024-38248 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38248: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Description
Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.0high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38248, is a use-after-free (CWE-416) flaw in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 affecting Windows Storage components. It allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges on the system. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.0, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher system access and control. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
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-2024-38248 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.232Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38248","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6c77b7ef31ef0b564b25
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:41:11 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:52:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 38
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