How severe is CVE-2024-30051?

CVE-2024-30051 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2024-30051: Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft DWM Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2024-05-14

Remediation due

2024-06-04

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/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30051; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30051

Description

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Exploitation Context

as of October 14, 2026

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CISA added CVE-2024-30051 to the KEV catalog on the day its CVE record was published. The median for entries added in 2024 is 21.5 days.
It is one of 391 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 36 added in 2024.
Its current EPSS score (5.7%) is higher than that of 19% of CISA KEV entries.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5820
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.2461
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.2960
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19044.4412
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.3593
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.4412
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.3593
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.3593
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.10240.0 to <10.0.10240.20651
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.6981
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.6981
Microsoft	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.6981

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2024-05-14

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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Tool categories

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