What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-43492: Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% 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-284

Description

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac: before 4.72 — fixed in 4.72
• Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac: before 4.72 — fixed in 4.72

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac 4.72; Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac 4.72. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43492

Get alerted when CVE-2024-43492 or the next vulnerability affects your stack