CVE-2024-49117 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary code on Windows systems via Hyper-V, requiring immediate patching for all affected Windows 11 and Server versions.
- 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-2024-49117?
CVE-2024-49117 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, published on 10 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-393
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49117?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2, Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2, Microsoft Windows Server 2025.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49117?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-49117 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49117 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
- 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
- CVE-2024-43625 Microsoft Windows VMSwitch Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j885-4693-cqgh.