7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-38100
Windows File Explorer Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Write
Description

Windows File Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 11, 2024, 6:23 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-38100 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-38100 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2016
2 Microsoft windows_server_2019
3 Microsoft windows_server_2022
4 Microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2
5 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-38100.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38100 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A set of programs for analyzing common vulnerabilities in COM

C# C++

Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago
59 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : Sept. 4, 2024, 7:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

CVE-2024-38100 Windows Leaked Wallpaper Escelation to RCE vulnerability

Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
5 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 6, 2024, 6:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Leak of any user's NetNTLM hash. Fixed in KB5040434

C++

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
206 stars 37 fork 37 watcher
Born at : Aug. 3, 2024, 5:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago
6375 stars 1107 fork 1107 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 904 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-38100 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-7261 (CVSS 9.8): Zyxel Patches Critical Vulnerability in Wi-Fi Devices

Zyxel, a prominent networking equipment manufacturer, has issued a security advisory urging users to promptly update their firmware to address a critical vulnerability affecting a range of their acces ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 03, 2024 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
PoC Exploit Released for Arbitrary File Write Flaw (CVE-2024-22263) in Spring Cloud Data Flow

Security researcher Zeyad Azima from SecureLayer7 published the proof-of-concept exploit for arbitrary file write vulnerability (CVE-2024-22263) in Spring Cloud Data Flow, a widely-used tool for cloud ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 28, 2024 (3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-31214 & CVE-2024-24809: Traccar Users Urged to Update Immediately

Image: Horizon3Please enable JavaScriptTwo critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the popular GPS tracking system Traccar, which is used for both personal and corporate applications. The vul ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 27, 2024 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Cybercriminals Evolve Social Engineering Tactics, Exploit CVE-2022-26923 in Sophisticated Campaign

Credential harvester prompt spawned by `AntiSpam.exe | Image: Rapid7 Recently, cybersecurity firm Rapid7 identified a series of sophisticated intrusion attempts linked to an ongoing social engineering ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 17, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-5290: Wi-Fi Flaw Leaves Millions Vulnerable to Root Takeover

Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in wpa_supplicant, a ubiquitous software component responsible for managing Wi-Fi connections on countless devices. The flaw, dubbed CVE-20 ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 09, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Cisco Warns of Public PoC Exploit Code of Critical CVE-2024-20419 (CVSS 10) Flaw

Cisco has recently updated its security advisory, alerting users to a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-20419. This flaw affects the Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (Cisco SSM On-Prem ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 08, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Apache CloudStack Releases Critical Patches (CVE-2024-42062 and CVE-2024-42222)

The Apache CloudStack project has issued an urgent security advisory, urging users to update their software immediately to address two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-42062 and CVE-2024-42222. Thes ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 08, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • tripwire.com
Tripwire Patch Priority Index for July 2024

Tripwire's July 2024 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities for Microsoft.First on the list are patches for Microsoft Office and Outlook that resolve remote code executio ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 06, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cyber Security News
Leaked Wallpaper Exploit Let Attackers Escalate Privilege on Windows Systems

A critical security flaw in Windows’ wallpaper handling mechanism has been uncovered. It allows attackers to gain system-level privileges on affected machines. Security researcher Andrea Pierini discl ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 05, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38100 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38100 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38100 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7159 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.6054 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2582 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.1009
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Windows File Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38100 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-284
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-38100 is associated with the following CWEs:

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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