# CVE-2024-21412: Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-21412-microsoft-windows-internet-shortcut-files-security-feature-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-13. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-21412 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-02-13

Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files (.url) contain a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass Mark of the Web (MotW) protections. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious file that, when opened by a user, executes without the expected security warnings.

Technologies: [Microsoft Windows](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-21412 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-21412 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 February 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-21412?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 13 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Windows 10 1809 up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458; Microsoft Windows 10 21H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.4046; Microsoft Windows 10 22H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4046; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2777; and 5 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-21412?** A patch was published on 2024-02-13. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-21412 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-21412?** Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Windows 10 1809 up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458
- Microsoft Windows 10 21H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.4046
- Microsoft Windows 10 22H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4046
- Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2777
- Microsoft Windows 11 22H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.3155
- Microsoft Windows 11 23H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3155
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2322
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.709

## Timeline

- 2024-02-13: disclosed
- 2024-02-13: patched
- 2024-02-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-02-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.

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