SYSTEM privilege escalation via use-after-free
Published Aug 13, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2025
Use-after-free in Windows Power Dependency Coordinator allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges through a local attack. Microsoft identifies the weakness but has not disclosed the freed object, triggering operation, or affected code path. A low-privilege local account is required; successful exploitation grants SYSTEM-level code execution, and CISA reports active exploitation.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Windows Power Dependency Coordinator allows local users to obtain SYSTEM privileges through a local attack. Microsoft identifies the weakness but has not disclosed the freed object, triggering operation, or affected code path. A low-privilege local account is required; successful exploitation grants SYSTEM-level code execution, and CISA reports active exploitation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38107
- Published
- Aug 13, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 13, 2024Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry
- Aug 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20751
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entryknown exploited catalog
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