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CVE-2024-43449

CVE-2024-43449 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium). Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 85%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 14 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

Medium
6.8
CVSS v3
85%
EPSS, 30 days
Medium
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 85%. CVSS 6.8 (Medium).

This CVE is among the top 5% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-43449

This is a USB Video Class system driver elevation of privilege flaw in Windows, notable because the affected list spans brand new Windows Server 2025 down to legacy Windows 10 Version 1809 32-bit systems. Despite a Critical rating with CVSS 9.8 and an 82 percent EPSS score, it is not in CISA KEV and has no confirmed exploitation or ransomware use yet, so the high probability signals urgency rather than active abuse.

Do this: Deploy the Microsoft patch to Windows Server 2025 hosts and any surviving Windows 10 1809 systems, prioritizing machines where USB video peripherals or local user access are common.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-21. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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Patch this cycle
Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 85%).
Fixed by KB5046612 and 13 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.
Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-43449

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5046612, KB5046613, KB5046615, KB5046616, KB5046617, KB5046618, KB5046633, KB5046665, KB5046682, KB5046687, KB5046696, KB5046697, KB5046698, KB5046705 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2024-43449. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5046612KB5046613KB5046615KB5046616KB5046617KB5046618KB5046633KB5046665KB5046682KB5046687KB5046696KB5046697KB5046698KB5046705

Scope and sources

Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
CVE-2024-49039CVE-2024-43451CVE-2024-43639CVE-2024-43620CVE-2024-43621CVE-2024-43622CVE-2024-43624CVE-2024-43627
Authoritative references
Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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