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CVE-2024-38129

Windows - Kerberos

Microsoft CVSS 7.5 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Windows Kerberos could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. This vulnerability is considered an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which means an attacker could exploit it to gain higher privileges on a system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset kerberos.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: kerberos.dll (DLL)
$Targets = 'kerberos.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

Authentication services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest Windows security updates to mitigate Kerberos Elevation of Privilege vulnerability (CVE-2024-38129)

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