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CVE-2024-43572

Microsoft Windows Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 66.7%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 29 October 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Microsoft Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
66.70% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Listed 8 October 2024 · due 29 October 2024
Weakness
CWE-707
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 11 24h2 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 2022 23h2
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%35%70%26 October 2026: 66.70%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 66.7% since 26 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/advisory/CVE-2024-43572 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43572

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