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CVE-2024-38145

Windows - Network Driver

Microsoft CVSS 7.5 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver, which could allow an attacker to cause a system crash. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending specially crafted packets to the affected system, resulting in a denial of service."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Driver
Target Asset bridge.sys
Standard Path %windir%\System32\drivers
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: bridge.sys (Driver)
$Targets = 'bridge.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 potential denial of service vulnerability in Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver

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