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CVE-2024-43457
CVE-2024-43457 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy the update below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 52%. CVSS 7.8 (High).
This CVE is among the top half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Windows Setup and Deployment is the affected component, and only on Windows 11 Version 24H2, pointing at code introduced or reworked for the new release. Severity is High (CVSS 8.8) with a notable 52 percent EPSS probability. Setup-time components often retain privileged hooks after installation, which is what makes them useful to attackers on running systems.
Do this: Patch Windows 11 24H2 devices, paying particular attention to machines recently upgraded in your 24H2 rollout waves.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-43457
High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5043080 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security update below to fix CVE-2024-43457. 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.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same update
- Authoritative references
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