CVE-2024-43461

Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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 Spoofing Vulnerability

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 8.8

Score published by microsoft in the CVE record.

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

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.54207 (54.2% probability)
Percentile: 99.0%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: Sep 16, 2024
Federal due date: Oct 7, 2024

CISA assessment as of Sep 13, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-451User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
- affected: 10.0.10240.0 up to before 10.0.10240.20766
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.7336
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.6293
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.19043.0 up to before 10.0.19044.4894
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.19045.0 up to before 10.0.19045.4894
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.22000.3197
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.22621.0 up to before 10.0.22621.4169
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
- affected: 10.0.22631.0 up to before 10.0.22631.4169
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
- affected: 10.0.22631.0 up to before 10.0.22631.4169
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
- affected: 10.0.26100.0 up to before 10.0.26100.1742
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22870
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.27320
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.27320
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22870
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22870
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.25073
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.25073
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.22175
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.22175
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.7336
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.7336
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.6293
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.6293
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- affected: 10.0.20348.0 up to before 10.0.20348.2700
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.25398.0 up to before 10.0.25398.1128

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability (msrc.microsoft.com)vendor-advisorypatch

Timeline

ID reservedAug 14, 2024
Record publishedSep 10, 2024
Added to CISA KEVSep 16, 2024
Record last updatedAug 10, 2026

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