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CVE-2024-43570

CVE-2024-43570 is a medium severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 15 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Risk summary

Medium
6.4
CVSS
67%
EPSS, 30 days
Medium
Severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 67%. CVSS 6.4 (Medium).

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

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-43570

A Windows Kernel elevation of privilege bug here, rated Critical 9.0 with a 61 percent EPSS score, spans both the newer Windows 11 24H2 line and the older Windows 10 1809 build, so it is not confined to legacy systems only. Kernel-level privilege escalation is one of the more dangerous vulnerability classes on this list because it lets a low-privileged local process gain full system control, often as the second stage of an attack that started elsewhere. It has not been confirmed exploited or linked to ransomware.

Do this: Patch both Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 10 1809 systems for this kernel elevation bug, and treat it as a priority second-stage risk alongside any initial-access vulnerabilities already patched.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. 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 67%).
Fixed by KB5044273 and 14 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-2024-43570

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5044273, KB5044277, KB5044280, KB5044281, KB5044284, KB5044285, KB5044286, KB5044288, KB5044293, KB5044306, KB5044320, KB5044321, KB5044342, KB5044343, KB5044356 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-2024-43570. 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.

KB5044273KB5044277KB5044280KB5044281KB5044284KB5044285KB5044286KB5044288KB5044293KB5044306KB5044320KB5044321KB5044342KB5044343KB5044356

Scope and sources

Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
CVE-2024-43572CVE-2024-43573CVE-2024-38124CVE-2024-38212CVE-2024-38265CVE-2024-43453CVE-2024-43517CVE-2024-43518
Authoritative references
Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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