PT-2024-4797

CVE-2024-38022

Published

2024-07-09

Updated

2025-07-28

Description by

CVSS 3.1

7.0

High

MetricsAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Image Acquisition (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Image Acquisition service. It is caused by incorrect handling of symbolic links before accessing a file. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Impacts

Researchers

Bocheng Xiang

Crispr

Goodbyeselene

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\'Link Following\')

Related identifiers

CVE-2024-38022