CVE-2024-43495 Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High 7.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43495 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-43495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43495 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11 22h2. 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-2024-43495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43495/index.md)
An integer overflow in Windows libarchive allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted archives.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-43495?
CVE-2024-43495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43495?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43495?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-43495 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43495 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
- CVE-2024-49117 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-21435 Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-24084 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-33054 Remote Desktop Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-29828 Windows Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5gvh-cqjm-hff8, OESA-2024-2170.