CVE-2024-38033HighCVSS 7.3

PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
May 31, 2026
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-38033 →

📋 Description

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.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

🎯 Affected products29

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5040430 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.6054 KB5040437 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2582 KB5040431 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.3079 KB5040427 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.4651 KB5040442 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.3880 KB5040427 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.4651 KB5040442 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.3880 KB5040438 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1009 KB5040448 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20710 KB5040434 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7159 KB5048699 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.25222 KB5048735 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.22318

🔗 References (21)