Remote code execution through attacker-controlled path
Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Feb 10, 2026
External path control in Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. Microsoft maps the flaw to external control of a file name or path but has not disclosed the affected function or unsafe path operation. Exploitation requires administrator-level privileges, and successful exploitation permits code execution without user interaction.
Summary
What happened
External path control in Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. Microsoft maps the flaw to external control of a file name or path but has not disclosed the affected function or unsafe path operation. Exploitation requires administrator-level privileges, and successful exploitation permits code execution without user interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38049
- Published
- Jul 9, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- CWE-73, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20710
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