Local privilege escalation
Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Feb 10, 2026
Improper input validation in Windows PowerShell on affected Windows releases allows local users to elevate privileges. Microsoft identifies the weakness class but has not disclosed the affected function or the wrong operation performed on untrusted input. Successful exploitation requires existing low-privilege local access and grants control at a higher privilege level; the resulting account or token is undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Windows PowerShell on affected Windows releases allows local users to elevate privileges. Microsoft identifies the weakness class but has not disclosed the affected function or the wrong operation performed on untrusted input. Successful exploitation requires existing low-privilege local access and grants control at a higher privilege level; the resulting account or token is undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38043
- Published
- Jul 9, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.6054
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