Patch tracker / KB5044095
KB5044095: PowerShell 7.2 Security Update (October 2024)
KB5044095 is a High security update for PowerShell 7.2, released 2024-10-08. It closes 2 CVEs with a maximum CVSS of 7.5. Get it from the Microsoft Update Catalog below, and see where it sits against the rest of the month on the patch tracker.
Update summary
New to these terms? How the Microsoft patching tools fit together, this month's Patch Tuesday summary, and every update ranked by real-world risk.
Senserva AI Opinion for KB5044095
KB5044095 fixes the identical CVE-2024-43483 and CVE-2024-43484 pair as KB5044021 for a different PowerShell or Visual Studio 2022 17.6 build combination. Inventory which specific build each workstation runs, since these October 2024 KBs are not interchangeable across builds. High, CVSS 7.5, 3 percent EPSS.
Do this: Confirm the correct build receives KB5044095 rather than assuming another sibling KB already covers it.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for KB5044095
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for KB5044095
Senserva began recording day-to-day change history on 2026-07-07, and refreshes it several times a day. Release dates are historical where Microsoft publishes them; revision history is tracked from that date forward, so it does not include changes made before then.
Exploitation and severity
Fixes 2 CVEs. Most severe CVSS 7.5 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 2.9%.
Among the top half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.
What to do
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. Senserva flags whether KB5044095 is missing on your devices.
Check if KB5044095 is installed
Copy-paste PowerShell: one machine, or your whole estate in one pass. No output means the update is not installed.
Get-HotFix covers Windows updates. Office, SharePoint, and Exchange server updates show under installed updates in Programs and Features, or check the Update Catalog history.
CVEs fixed by this update
Sorted exploited-first, then by CVSS. Every CVE links to its Senserva page with the full risk facts, references, and a ready-to-paste AI prompt.
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-43484 | Critical | 9.0 | 67% | No |
| CVE-2024-43483 | High | 8.8 | 67% | No |
Also released in October 2024
The highest-risk updates from the same release:
The full month, summarized: Microsoft Patch Tuesday.
Authoritative references
See this and every Microsoft update ranked by real-world risk on the Microsoft Patch Tracker.