Authenticated elevation to domain administrator
Published Oct 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Kerberos authorization flaw in Windows Server 2022 23H2 before 10.0.25398.1189 allows remote authenticated users to become domain administrators. Microsoft has not published the affected Kerberos operation or the authorization check performed incorrectly. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged access and a high-complexity network attack, after which domain-wide administrative control is available.
Summary
What happened
Kerberos authorization flaw in Windows Server 2022 23H2 before 10.0.25398.1189 allows remote authenticated users to become domain administrators. Microsoft has not published the affected Kerberos operation or the authorization check performed incorrectly. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged access and a high-complexity network attack, after which domain-wide administrative control is available.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38129
- Published
- Oct 8, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- Classifications
- CWE-285, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.25398.0 <10.0.25398.1189
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