CVE-2024-26235

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

0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 46.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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

2024-04-09 17:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-03 00:39Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-02-15

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

40a9e57d9f0f63d5e211d3acbe0615e097b9482abf8ceee80dcd2419a6c4d0a3

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26235vendor-advisory