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CVE-2024-43461: Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability

CVE-2024-43461 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-09-16

Technologies: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows 10. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

The Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform contains a spoofing vulnerability due to the misrepresentation of critical user interface information. Attackers can exploit this to spoof web pages, and the flaw has been observed being used in conjunction with CVE-2024-38112 in active attacks.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 All versions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 All versions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 All versions
  • Microsoft MSHTML Platform

Timeline

  • 2024-09-10: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Microsoft and NVD publication.
  • 2024-09-16: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
  • 2024-09-16: exploited: Confirmed as exploited in the wild.
  • 2024-09-16: patched: Patch information referenced in MSRC update guide.

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