CVE-2024-30040
Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Description
Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org
Key data
CVSS 3.1 High 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: Required
A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | Required | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.03939 (3.9% probability)
- Percentile
- 90.5%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- May 14, 2024
- Federal due date
- Jun 4, 2024
CISA assessment as of Jan 28, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20Improper Input Validation
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- affected: 10.0.20348.0 up to before 10.0.20348.2461
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.22000.2960
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.19043.0 up to before 10.0.19044.4412
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.22621.0 up to before 10.0.22621.3593
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.19045.0 up to before 10.0.19045.4412
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
- affected: 10.0.22631.0 up to before 10.0.22631.3593
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
- affected: 10.0.22631.0 up to before 10.0.22631.3593
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.25398.0 up to before 10.0.25398.887
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
- affected: 10.0.10240.0 up to before 10.0.10240.20651
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6981
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6981
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6981
References
- Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (msrc.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record published
- Record last updated
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