VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-20697
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH 7.3EPSS 72.2%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 72.16% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 11 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 23h2 · microsoft/windows server 2022 23h2
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 72.2% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20697Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/05/1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6xv-37jv-7cjr
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20697Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2024/4/17/cve-2024-20697-windows-libarchive-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.