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CVE-2024-43461
CVE-2024-43461 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it in the wild, which makes it a fix-first item. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 16 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8. Fixed by 16 Microsoft security updates.
Risk summary
Updated July 24, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-43461
Rated Critical CVSS 9.8 despite being classed as spoofing, this Windows MSHTML platform flaw was exploited in the wild and joined the KEV catalog on 2024-09-16. MSHTML spoofing bugs typically disguise malicious files as harmless ones, and this one reaches from Windows 11 24H2 back to Windows 10 1809 with a 71% EPSS score.
Do this: Confirm the September 2024 cumulative updates deployed to every Windows endpoint, including ARM64 devices.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-43461
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-43461
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild. EPSS exploit probability 71%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability, and one of 4 actively-exploited CVEs in September 2024.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-43461
Treat as urgent: it is being exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), so patch ahead of items that are not. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5042880, KB5042881, KB5043049, KB5043050, KB5043051, KB5043055, KB5043064, KB5043067, KB5043076, KB5043080, KB5043083, KB5043087, KB5043092, KB5043125, KB5043135, KB5043138 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-2024-43461. 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.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2024-43461
Is CVE-2024-43461 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-43461 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Its EPSS exploit probability is 71%.
What patch fixes CVE-2024-43461?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2024-43461 in KB5042880, KB5042881, KB5043049, KB5043050, KB5043051, KB5043055, KB5043064, KB5043067, KB5043076, KB5043080, KB5043083, KB5043087, KB5043092, KB5043125, KB5043135, KB5043138. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-43461?
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-43461?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-43461's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed three times a day (5 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7 PM US Central).
Fixed by the same updates
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Authoritative references
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