Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-38080)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0539
Date Published:	9 Jul 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 July, 2024
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2024-38080
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-38080
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-38080) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-38080)