Privilege escalation in Microsoft Defender_for_iot

CVE-2024-38089

Microsoft Defender for IoT Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.012 (63.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38089?
CVE-2024-38089 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Defender_for_iot, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-38089?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38089 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.