01 Record
CVE-2024-20697
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 72.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-01-09 17:56Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-06-05 20:16Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-11-28
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c7b825dc63ac5b9fd4eb79fdd8fc7b0d98ed9bc709281dbd0ecd476c05e1a6dc
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0 to < 10.0.22621.3007ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)10.0.25398.0 to < 10.0.25398.643x64-based Systems
06 References
- msrc.microsoft.comWindows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20697
- www.zerodayinitiative.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2024/4/17/cve-2024-20697-windows-libarchive-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
- github.comhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6xv-37jv-7cjr
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/05/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2