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CVE-2024-38034

Windows - Windows Filtering Platform

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the Windows Filtering Platform could allow an attacker to elevate privileges on a vulnerable system. This vulnerability requires an attacker to have existing access to the system, but could potentially be used to gain administrative control."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset wfapigp.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: wfapigp.dll (DLL)
$Targets = 'wfapigp.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Network filtering services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest Windows security updates to mitigate potential elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Filtering Platform

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