CVE-2024-43457 Windows Setup and Deployment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43457 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-43457 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43457 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11 24h2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43457/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43457/index.md)
An attacker can exploit a flaw in Windows Setup and Deployment to gain elevated privileges on the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43457?
CVE-2024-43457 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Setup and Deployment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43457?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 24h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43457?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-43457 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43457 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-21311 Windows NTLM V1 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-108463 Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h59m-8f5f-h863.