CVE-2024-21403

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.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 70.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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.

Published

2024-02-13 18:02Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-10 17:53Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-12-08

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External PartiesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b421625aa9e9b0af72089f210fb73a2791a794a048a2c47058c6f47b447add53

• msrc.microsoft.comMicrosoft Azure Kubernetes Service Confidential Container Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21403vendor-advisorypatch