CVE-2024-38147

Summary

CVE-2024-38147 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft's Display Driver Model (DWM) Core Library. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can gain heightened system privileges on a Windows system. This issue poses a significant risk, as an attacker could potentially install unauthorized software or make significant changes to the system. Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability, and it is strongly recommended that users apply the patch as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.

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