high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2024-38193Windows — use-after-free in the WinSock driver

A use-after-free in the Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock lets code running as an ordinary user reach the machine's highest account (SYSTEM). Exploit code for it is published.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the August 2024 Windows update. With exploit code public, treat any endpoint still missing it as one where user-level code becomes full control.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
29%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2024-08-13
Added to KEV
2024-08-13
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
medium
Kill chain
privilege escalation
MITRE ATT&CK
T1068
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsThe attacker must already be able to run code as a local user.

Behind the card

4 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2024-38193 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24