CVE-2024-43572: Microsoft Windows Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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 Management Console contains unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The unspecified vulnerability allows for remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Microsoft Windows Management Console are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical as the vulnerability is actively exploited and poses a severe risk.
- Action
- Install the latest security updates for Windows Management Console.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43572
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.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2024-43572Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-43572 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft Windows Management
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.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-21533: Microsoft Windows Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-02-10
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-26633: Microsoft Windows Management Console (MMC) Improper Neutralization Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-03-11
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-38014: Microsoft Windows Installer Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-09-10
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-26169: Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service Improper Privilege Management Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-06-13
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-36033: Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-11-14
- criticalexploitedCVE-2015-1769: Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-25
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