CVE-2024-38133
Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.73%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 53
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (10)
CWEs
- CWE-138
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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