# CVE-2024-30051: Microsoft DWM Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-30051-microsoft-dwm-core-library-privilege-escalation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-05-14. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-30051 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-05-14

The Microsoft Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) due to an out-of-bounds write. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level.

Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-30051 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-30051 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 14 May 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-30051?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 14 May 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2; Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-30051?** A patch was published on 2024-05-14. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-30051 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-30051?** Check whether you run Microsoft DWM Core Library. 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 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2
- Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022

## Timeline

- 2024-05-14: disclosed
- 2024-05-14: patched
- 2024-05-14: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- 2024-05-14: exploited