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High [CVE-2024-38046] PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2024-38046 affecting Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation).

CVE-2024-38046 Published Sep 10, 2024Updated by vendor Aug 10, 2026

CVE-2024-38046

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Summary

PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2016; Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2019; Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation); and 2 more.

Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation).

Affected versions

Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.20766
Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7336
Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6293
Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.4894
Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.4894
Windows 11 version 21H2 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.3197
Windows 11 version 22H2 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.4169
Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4169
Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4169
Windows 11 Version 24H2 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.1742
Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7336
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.7336

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Fixed versions

10.0.10240.20766
10.0.14393.7336
10.0.17763.6293
10.0.19044.4894
10.0.19045.4894
10.0.22000.3197
10.0.22621.4169
10.0.22631.4169
10.0.26100.1742
10.0.20348.2700
10.0.25398.1128

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 10.0.10240.20766, 10.0.14393.7336, 10.0.17763.6293, 10.0.19044.4894, 10.0.19045.4894, 10.0.22000.3197. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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