CVE-2024-38118

Summary

CVE-2024-38118 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Microsoft's Local Security Authority (LSA) service. This issue results in information disclosure, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive data from the targeted system. The LSA service plays a crucial role in the Windows authentication process, making this vulnerability particularly serious. Successful exploitation could lead to further attacks, including privilege escalation and lateral movement within a network. Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability, and it is recommended that all Windows systems be promptly patched to mitigate the risk.

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