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CVE-2024-38033 · PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.3 base · 6.4 temporal
Release
2024-07-09
Signals
Windows PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
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Description
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FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An authorized attacker with standard user privileges could place a malicious file and then wait for the privileged victim to run the calling command.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.