{"id":"CVE-2024-21412","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-21412","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T14:19:19.891Z","title":"Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","description":"Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","published":"2024-02-13T18:16:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-10T16:18:52.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-693"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1809","microsoft/windows 10 21h2","microsoft/windows 10 22h2","microsoft/windows 11 21h2","microsoft/windows 11 22h2","microsoft/windows 11 23h2","microsoft/windows server 2019","microsoft/windows server 2022","microsoft/windows server 2022 23h2"],"epss":{"score":0.9941,"percentile":0.99941,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.9941,"percentile":0.99941}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-02-13","dueDate":"2024-03-05","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21412"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 March 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-21412","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21412","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}