Security features bypass in Microsoft products - CVE-2024-30040
Published: May 14, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89437
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30040
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Windows MSHTML Platform. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open or load a specially crafted file, bypass OLE mitigations in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2024-30040
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.4412, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.4412, 10 1507 10.0.10240.20651, 10 1607 10.0.14393.6981, 10 1809 10.0.17763.5820, 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2960, 11 22H2 10.0.22621.3593, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.3593
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.6981, 2022 10.0.20348.2458, 2022 10.0.20348.2461
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.6981, 2022 10.0.20348.2458, 2022 10.0.20348.2461