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CVE-2024-30040

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Description

Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30040

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/microsoft-windows-dwm-zero-day-mass-exploit

https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/microsoft-patches-61-flaws-including.html

https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-60-windows-vulns-warns-of-active-zero-day-exploitation/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-october-2024-patch-tuesday-addresses-117-cves-cve-2024-43572-cve-2024-43573

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-may-2024-patch-tuesday-addresses-59-cves-cve-2024-30051-cve-2024-30040

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-30040

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-05-14

Updated: 2025-10-28

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.23487

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