CVE-2024-43461
Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2024‑09‑16. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Affected: ≥ 10.0.10240.0, < 10.0.10240.20766Upgrade to: 10.0.10240.20766Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.7336Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.7336Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.6293Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.6293Affected: ≥ 10.0.19043.0, < 10.0.19044.4894Upgrade to: 10.0.19044.4894 + 1 more branchStated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.22000.3197Upgrade to: 10.0.22000.3197Affected: ≥ 10.0.22621.0, < 10.0.22621.4169Upgrade to: 10.0.22621.4169Affected: ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.4169Upgrade to: 10.0.22631.4169Affected: ≥ 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.1742Upgrade to: 10.0.26100.1742Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Affected: ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22870Upgrade to: 6.0.6003.22870Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Affected: ≥ 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.27320Upgrade to: 6.1.7601.27320Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012Affected: ≥ 6.2.9200.0, < 6.2.9200.25073Upgrade to: 6.2.9200.25073Stated by: CVE record
Versions as the sources state them. 4 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in
Coverage timeline
0 publishersAdded to CISA KEV catalog
Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.
What it is
From the CVE record
Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Listed as exploited in the wild since 2024-09-16.
US federal agencies must remediate by 2024-10-07.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
54% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
11 events over 699 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changelow → high
- EPSS band changemoderate → low
- EPSS band changelow → moderate
- Patch availablerecord updated
Affected products
- Windows 10 Version 1507Operating Systems / windows
- Windows 11 version 21H2Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Operating Systems / windows
And 56 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 8.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
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