CVE-2024-38081HighCVSS 7.3

.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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

CVE-2024-38081 →

📋 Description

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

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a local user executes the Visual Studio installer

According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? The attacker must have permissions to access the target domain environment to be able to exploit this vulnerability.

🎯 Affected products76

  • .NET 6.0
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
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✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.4.21 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.6.17 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.8.12 KB5041080 (Security Update) — fixed build 6.0.32 KB5041022 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.4101.02 KB5041023 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.4101.02 KB5041016 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.9256.03 KB5041020 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.8.9256.03 KB5041020 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.9256.03 KB5041018 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.9256.03 KB5039895 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.9256.03 KB5041019 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.9256.03 KB5040438 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1009 KB5041024 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.4101.01 KB5041027 (Security Only) — fixed build 4.7.4101.01 KB5040448 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20710 KB5041024 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 2.0.50727.8977 KB5041027 (Security Only) — fixed build 2.0.50727.8977 KB5041024 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 3.5.30729.8972 KB5041027 (Security Only) — fixed build 3.5.30729.8972 KB5041022 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 3.5.30729.8971 KB5041023 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 3.5.4101.04 KB5041021 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 3.5.30729.8971 KB5041026 (Security Only) — fixed build 3.5.30729.8971 KB5039885 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.04739.02 KB5041021 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.8.4739.02 KB5041026 (Security Only) — fixed build 4.8.4739.03 KB5041022 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.8.4739.02 KB5041023 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.8.4739.02 KB5041017 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.4739.04 KB5041016 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.4739.04 KB5041020 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.4739.04 KB5041018 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.4739.04 KB5041019 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.4739.04 KB5041017 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.7.2.4101.03 KB5040434 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7159 KB5041026 (Security Only) — fixed build 4.7.4101.01 KB5041021 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.4101.02

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