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CVE-2024-38213: Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2024-38213
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Windows SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass the SmartScreen user experience via a malicious file.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Windows SmartScreenOther
What
A security feature bypass vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the SmartScreen user experience via a malicious file.
Who is affected
Microsoft Windows users are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update Windows to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-08-13
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38213

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-38213coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft Windows SmartScreen

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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