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CVE-2024-38104 · Windows Fax Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Severity
Important
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
8.8 base · 7.7 temporal
Release
2024-07-09
Signals
Windows Fax and Scan Service Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference
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Description
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Mitigation
The following mitigating factor might be helpful in your situation: To be exploitable by this vulnerability the Windows Fax Service has to be installed and configured. If Windows Fax Service is enabled, consider disabling it until you have installed this update that addresses this vulnerability.
FAQ
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An authenticated attacker with normal user privileges that has already compromised a fax server, to which the victim is connected, can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine.