CVE-2024-38193
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2024-38193- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-37161
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2024-37161- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82w9-g9wm-675r
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-82w9-g9wm-675r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation, enabling a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.
- Record
CVE-2024-38193- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2024-38193- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1507
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h3
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
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- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 24h2
- microsoft windows server 2008
- microsoft windows server 2022 23h2
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | killvxk/CVE-2024-38193-Nephster | 2024-12-03 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 23H2 - Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Privilege Escalation | 2025-05-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-38193 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published August 13, 2024. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since August 13, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since August 13, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.