# Microsoft October 2024: 2 actively exploited zero-days · pwn.watch

> CVE-2024-43572: Microsoft Windows Management Console contains unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. CVE-2024-43573: Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform contains an unspecified spoofing vulnerability which can lead to a loss of confidentiality. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-10-08.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/microsoft-zero-days-october-2024-43572-43573 · generated 2026-10-23T04:59:28.006Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Microsoft Windows
- Started: 2024-10-08 · closed: 2024-10-08
- CVEs: CVE-2024-43572, CVE-2024-43573
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-10-08: CVE-2024-43572 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43572)
- 2024-10-08: CVE-2024-43573 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43573)
- 2024-10-08: CISA added CVE-2024-43572 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-29) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-10-08: CISA added CVE-2024-43573 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-29) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Microsoft October 2024: 2 actively exploited zero-days

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/microsoft-zero-days-october-2024-43572-43573 · status: closed (closed Oct 8, 2024) · severity: high · updated Oct 8, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
CVE-2024-43572: Microsoft Windows Management Console contains unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. CVE-2024-43573: Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform contains an unspecified spoofing vulnerability which can lead to a loss of confidentiality. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-10-08.

Severity detail: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Microsoft Windows
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-43572, CVE-2024-43573

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Oct 8, 2024: CVE-2024-43572 published
- Oct 8, 2024: CVE-2024-43573 published
- Oct 8, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-43572 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-29)
- Oct 8, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-43573 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-29)

## Advisories
- [Microsoft advisory: CVE-2024-43572](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/advisory/CVE-2024-43572) (Microsoft)
- [Microsoft advisory: CVE-2024-43573](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43573) (Microsoft)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-43572](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43572) (NVD)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-43573](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43573) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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