CVE-2024-30038

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Weaponized

7.8

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 92.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 14, 2024

Last Modified

January 16, 2025

References (2)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30038
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30038

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2024-300382024-05-14
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Metasploitexploit/windows/local/cve_2024_30088_authz_basep✓ verified
First seen Jun 11, 2024
Windows Kernel Time of Check Time of Use LPE in AuthzBasepCopyoutInternalSecurityAttributes
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-30038?

CVE-2024-30038 is a high vulnerability published on May 14, 2024. Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

When was CVE-2024-30038 disclosed?

CVE-2024-30038 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 14, 2024, with the most recent update on January 16, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-30038 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-30038 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-30038?

CVE-2024-30038 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-30038?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-30038, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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