Is CVE-2024-38246 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-38246 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-38246?

CVE-2024-38246 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-38246?

CVE-2024-38246 has an EPSS score of 0.57% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38246?

Install KB5043064 for Windows 10 Version 21H2. Fixes are available for 9 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-38246

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows

Install:KB5043064Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows

Install:KB5043064Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 22H2Windows

Install:KB5043076Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 23H2Windows

Install:KB5043076Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 24H2Windows

Install:KB5043080Microsoft

Windows 11 version 21H2Windows

Install:KB5043067Microsoft

Windows Server 2022Windows

Install:KB5042881Microsoft

Install:KB5042880Microsoft

Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5042881Microsoft

Install:KB5042880Microsoft

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5043055Microsoft

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

msrc.microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2009-0927	High	8.8	97%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-10924	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-20705	Critical	10.0	80%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-09-17.