Privilege escalation in Microsoft Defender For Iot

CVE-2024-38089

Microsoft Defender for IoT Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38089: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

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.