CVE-2024-43552 Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a use-after-free flaw in the Windows Shell component.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43552?
CVE-2024-43552 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 8 Oct 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 Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43552?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-43552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43552 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-mhj8-75xv-5rg4.