CVE-2024-38517MediumCVSS 7.8

Github: CVE-2024-38517 TenCent RapidJSON Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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

CVE-2024-38517 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? An attacker must send the user a malicious file and convince them to open it.

Why is this GitHub CVE included in the Security Update Guide? The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in RapidJSON library which is consumed by Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services Client. The CVE for this open source component, which is used in a Microsoft product, is assigned by GitHub CNA.

According to the CVSS metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to major loss of confidentiality (C:H), integrity (I:H), and availability (A:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain high privileges, which include read, write, and delete functionality.

🎯 Affected products23

  • 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 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 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 KB5040434 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7159

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