CVE-2024-43572: Microsoft Windows Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2024-43572 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-10-08
Microsoft Windows Management Console contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper neutralization of input. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious file, leading to code execution with the privileges of the user.
Yes. CVE-2024-43572 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 October 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-43572?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 8 October 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows Management Console; Microsoft Windows 10 up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20796, 10.0.19044.5011, 10.0.19045.5011, 10.0.14393.7428, 10.0.17763.6414; Microsoft Windows 11 up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.4317, 10.0.22000.3260; Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-43572?
A patch was published on 2024-10-08. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2024-43572 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-43572?
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 Management Console
Microsoft Windows 10 up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20796, 10.0.19044.5011, 10.0.19045.5011, 10.0.14393.7428, 10.0.17763.6414
Microsoft Windows 11 up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.4317, 10.0.22000.3260
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022
Timeline
2024-10-08: disclosed
2024-10-08: patched
2024-10-08: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2024-10-08: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.