CVE-2024-38239
HighCVSS 7.2Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk76th percentile - higher than 76% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in Windows Kerberos allows elevation of privilege. An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain higher privileges on the system.
Risk Assessment
Risk of unauthorized user gaining control over the system or network.
Recommendation
Install the latest Windows security updates.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Kerberos
See all- CVE-2022-37967High
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Kerberos. It could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges in a domain.
- CVE-2026-62773High
Use after free in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-62766High
Double free in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-62754High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-62752High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-47288High
Integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in Windows Kerberos. Allows an authorized attacker to execute code over an adjacent network.
- CVE-2026-42914Medium
A vulnerability in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to cause a denial of service over the network via an out-of-bounds read.
- CVE-2026-42903Medium
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Windows Kerberos allows an authorized attacker to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack over a network.
- CVE-2026-20849High
Vulnerability in Windows Kerberos relies on untrusted inputs in a security decision. This allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVE-2023-21817High
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Kerberos. The description lacks technical details, but the vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges in a domain environment.
Original NVD description (English source)
Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

