CVE-2024-38044HighCVSS 7.2

DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

CVE-2024-38044 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is high (PR:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the attacker or targeted user to have specific elevated DHCP Server privileges. As is best practice, regular validation and audits of administrative groups should be conducted.

🎯 Affected products17

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • 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 KB5040438 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1009 KB5040434 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7159 KB5040499 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22769 KB5040490 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22769 KB5040497 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.27219 KB5040498 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.27219 KB5040485 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24975 KB5040456 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.22074

🔗 References (21)