CVE-2024-38107: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Windows Power Dependency Coordinator Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38107) is a security flaw that was discovered and disclosed in August 2024. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server installations (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction. The vulnerability is classified as a Use After Free (CWE-416) issue (NVD).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges and achieve high levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts on the affected system (NVD).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Organizations should apply the appropriate patches based on their Windows version, including KB5041782 for Windows 10 1507, KB5041773 for Windows 10 1607, and various other KB updates for different Windows versions (Rapid7).