CVE-2024-38022

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 46.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-07-09 17:02Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-02-10 23:34Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-06-11

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cafd34ee55a7f38de52dbe451a700534e1fbe87bff82f71873cfff141e1f2a8e

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Image Acquisition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38022vendor-advisorypatch