Cybersecurity Alerts

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a local attacker with user permissions to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Classification

CWE-190

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38080
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38080