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Known Exploited Vulnerability
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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-21412
Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 29, 2024, 3:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21412

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-21412 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2019
2 Microsoft windows_10_1809
3 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
4 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
5 Microsoft windows_server_2022
6 Microsoft windows_11_21h2
7 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
8 Microsoft windows
9 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
10 Microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2
11 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 11
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows a security feature bypass; applying the latest security updates from Microsoft will remediate the issue.
  • Apply the appropriate security update based on your Windows version.
  • Reboot the system to complete the update.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-21412 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-21412.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412 Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-21412 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-21412 weaknesses.

CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-20: Encryption Brute Forcing Encryption Brute Forcing CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-36: Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-57: Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-74: Manipulating State Manipulating State CAPEC-87: Forceful Browsing Forceful Browsing CAPEC-107: Cross Site Tracing Cross Site Tracing CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-237: Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Code in Another Language Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Code in Another Language CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content CAPEC-480: Escaping Virtualization Escaping Virtualization CAPEC-668: Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB) Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-21412 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2777 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2777 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2322 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.709 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2777 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2322 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.709
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-693
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.4046 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2777 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2777 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22631.3155 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5458 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2322 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.25398.709
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Feb. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    Added Date Added 2024-02-13
    Added Due Date 2024-03-05
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

93.76 }} -0.02%

score

0.99850

percentile