⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2024-04-30. Federal agencies required to patch by 2024-05-21. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2024-29988 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure18 documents12 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
VulnCheck7.8CISA7.8
EPSS
62.8%
top 1.61%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2024-04-30
Due 2024-05-21
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
16
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h2Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22h2+13 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 9
KEV addedApr 30
KEV dueMay 21
Latest updateAug 15
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages16 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows< 10.0.17763.5696+2
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.5696
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.4291
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.4291
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_11_21h2< 10.0.22000.2899

Patches

Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024-04-09
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GHSA
GHSA-qpqh-hxc9-r48w: SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024-04-09
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VulnCheck
Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Microsoft SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024-04-30
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Microsoft
SmartScreen Prompt Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability↗2024-04-09
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

12
Trendmicro
CVE-2024-38213: Copy2Pwn Exploit Evades Windows Web Protections↗2024-08-15
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Bleepingcomputer
New Windows SmartScreen bypass exploited as zero-day since March↗2024-08-13
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Qualys
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, April 2024 Security Update Review↗2024-04-09
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Trendmicro
The April 2024 Security Updates Review↗2024-04-09
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Bleepingcomputer
Microsoft fixes two Windows zero-days exploited in malware attacks↗2024-04-09
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