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CVE-2024-38061 is an improper DCOM access-control vulnerability affecting Windows systems, notably Domain Controllers. Default permissions for a Windows licensing-related DCOM application allowed members of the Distributed COM Users or Performance Log Users groups to remotely launch and activate the object. The object executes in the interactive-user context, allowing a remote low-privileged group member to trigger authentication by a privileged user logged on to the target. An attacker could capture that coerced NTLM authentication and relay it to an eligible service to elevate privileges.
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A vulnerability involving Distributed COM Users and Performance Log Users that could enable remote COM object launch, activation, and distribution, facilitating coercion and NTLM-relay attacks against users logged onto domain controllers.
A Windows DCOM default-permissions issue (notably on Domain Controllers) that allows members of specific groups (e.g., Distributed COM Users or Performance Log Users) to remotely trigger DCOM activation in a way that coerces and relays authentication (NTLM/Kerberos) of users logged onto the target (including potentially Domain Admins), enabling privilege escalation via relay (e.g., to SMB/ADCS).
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