How severe is CVE-2024-21412?

CVE-2024-21412 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 99.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2024-21412: Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2024-02-13

Remediation due

2024-03-05

Ransomware

Known use

Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21412; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21412

Description

Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA8.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.5458
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5458
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19044.4046
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.4046
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.2777
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.3155
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H3	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.3155
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 23H2	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.3155
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5458
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5458
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.2322
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	10.0.25398.0 to <10.0.25398.709

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2024-02-13

Last updated

2026-08-10

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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CVE-2024-21412