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CVE-2024-38150

Windows - DWM Core Library

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"The Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38150, allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. Successful exploitation could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially leading to a full system compromise."

Operational Audit Arsenal

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

Desktop Window Manager service may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest Windows security updates to mitigate potential elevation of privilege vulnerability in DWM Core Library

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