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CVE-2024-43571
CVE-2024-43571 is a medium severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.6. 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
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 67%. CVSS 5.6 (Medium).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Sudo for Windows, the newer command-line elevation feature modeled on the Unix utility, has a spoofing vulnerability here rated High 8.8 with a 61 percent EPSS score on Windows 11 24H2. As a relatively new addition to Windows, this component has less field-tested history than the decades-old services elsewhere in this batch, so it is worth extra attention as it sees wider adoption. It has not been confirmed exploited or tied to ransomware.
Do this: Patch Windows 11 24H2 systems that have enabled Sudo for Windows, and review who has been granted access to that elevation feature.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-43571
High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5044284 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-2024-43571. 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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