CVE-2024-29988
Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 21 May 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 45.15% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 30 April 2024 · due 21 May 2024
- Weakness
- 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
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 45.2% since 30 October 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.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29988; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29988
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29988Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29988Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-29988US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.