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CVE-2024-30051

Microsoft DWM Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 5.69%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 June 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
5.69% probability · 93th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Listed 14 May 2024 · due 4 June 2024 · used in ransomware campaigns
Weakness
CWE-122, CWE-787
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 1507 · microsoft/windows 10 1607 · 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 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%5%10%30 October 2026: 5.69%30 October 202630 October 2026

EPSS 5.7% 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-2024-30051; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30051

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.