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CVE-2024-43457: Windows Setup and Deployment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-10 · updated 2026-08-10
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Windows Setup and Deployment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.1742 — fixed in 10.0.26100.1742
• Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.1742 — fixed in 10.0.26100.1742

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.1742; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.1742. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43457

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