**According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?**

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

CVE-2024-38022: Windows Image Acquisition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

**What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?**

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

CVE-ID

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Description

Windows Image Acquisition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

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*   MISC:Windows Image Acquisition Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
*   URL:https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35342

Assigning CNA

Microsoft Corporation

Date Record Created

**20230614**

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Phase (Legacy)

Assigned (20230614)

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Proposed (Legacy)

N/A

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#Windows Image Acquisition