CVE-2024-38041

MEDIUM

Windows Kernel - Information Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-38041. PoCs published by dgkim-dong.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2024-38041, demonstrating a kernel pointer leak via an IOCTL (0x22A014) in the appid.sys driver. The exploit impersonates a LOCAL_SERVICE thread to interact with the vulnerable driver and leak kernel pointers.

Description

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by dgkim-dong · poc
https://github.com/dgkim-dong/CVE-2024-38041

The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2024-38041, demonstrating a kernel pointer leak via an IOCTL (0x22A014) in the appid.sys driver. The exploit impersonates a LOCAL_SERVICE thread to interact with the vulnerable driver and leak kernel pointers.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows 11 22h2 Build 22621 (appid.sys driver)
Auth required
Prerequisites: High Integrity Level privileges · AppIDSvc service running · SeDebugPrivilege enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38041

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.1675
EPSS Percentile 95.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (11)
microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.7159
microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.6054
microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.4651
microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.4651
microsoft/windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.3079
microsoft/windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.3880
microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.3880
microsoft/windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.7159
microsoft/windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.6054
microsoft/windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.2582
... and 1 more
Published Jul 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026