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CVE-2024-38138 · Windows Deployment Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Severity
Important
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS
7.5 base · 6.5 temporal
Release
2024-08-13
Signals
Windows Deployment Services Remote Code Execution Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
CWE-416: Use After Free
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Description
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FAQ / Articles
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? For an attacker to exploit this vulnerability, they would need to have knowledge of a specific operation that triggers a memory allocation failure, specifically a use after free.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the attacker to be an authenticated Windows Deployment Services user and to request a certain operation via an RPC call.