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CVE-2024-38140

Windows - Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST)

Microsoft CVSS 9.8 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST), which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to send a specially crafted packet to the affected system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Driver
Target Asset rmcast.sys
Standard Path %windir%\System32\drivers
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: rmcast.sys (Driver)
$Targets = 'rmcast.sys'
$SearchPaths = @("$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 services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest Windows security updates to mitigate remote code execution vulnerability in RMCAST driver

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