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CVE-2024-43522

CVE-2024-43522 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67%. 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

High

7.0

CVSS

67%

EPSS, 30 days

High

Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 67%. CVSS 7.0 (High).

This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-43522

Another Local Security Authority elevation of privilege bug, this one on Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2, carries a 61 percent EPSS despite its High rather than Critical rating, putting it on par with several Critical bugs for real-world exploitation likelihood. As with the other LSA CVEs in this dataset, the sensitivity of the credential-handling process argues for prompt patching regardless of the raw CVSS number.

Do this: Patch Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 endpoints for this LSA fix without waiting on severity-based triage alone; the EPSS score argues for urgency.

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

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-43522

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2024-43522 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2024-43522.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2024-43522: High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 7.0
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 67%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5044285
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) What to patch or mitigate first. 4) How to check whether my devices are exposed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Patch this cycle

Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 67%).

Fixed by KB5044285. 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-2024-43522

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5044285 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-2024-43522. 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.

KB5044285

Scope and sources

Affected products

Fixed by the same update

CVE-2024-43572 CVE-2024-43573 CVE-2024-43517 CVE-2024-43518 CVE-2024-43519 CVE-2024-43532 CVE-2024-43533 CVE-2024-43599

Authoritative references

Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detail Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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