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CVE-2024-30074

Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8. Fixed by 4 Microsoft security updates.

Critical

Risk summary

CVSS base
9.8
EPSS exploit probability
43%
Severity
Critical

Exploitation and severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 43%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).

This CVE is among the top half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

What to do

Elevated priority: high severity or a meaningful exploitation probability, sooner if an affected product is internet-facing. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5039245, KB5039266, KB5039274, KB5039289 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Official patch for CVE-2024-30074

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2024-30074. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.

KB5039245KB5039266KB5039274KB5039289

Affected products

  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2

Authoritative references

NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. A unique ID for one publicly known vulnerability, such as CVE-2025-1234.
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KEV
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CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System. A standardized Severity score from 0 to 10.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System. The probability a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days.
MSRC
Microsoft Security Response Center. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday advisories and KB-to-CVE mapping.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database (NIST). Authoritative CVE metadata and CVSS scores.
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