CVE-2024-38080
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 9 Jul 2024
Description
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Key facts
- Published
- 9 Jul 2024
- Last changed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 9 Jul 2024
- KEV fix due
- 30 Jul 2024
- EPSS
- 7.058% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 94.302% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (microsoft)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 21H2 |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H2 |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H3 |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 Version 23H2 |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) |
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Timeline
- 9 Jul 2024 CVE-2024-38080 added to CISA KEV
- 9 Jul 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
- 9 Jul 2024 Published