Actively exploited

CVE-2024-43572 Microsoft Windows Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Management Console contains unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.

Our Assessment

Should You Worry?

Patch urgentlyCybergen assessment
  • CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 8 Oct 2024.
  • Rated High severity (CVSS 7.8, scored by Vendor).
  • It has been in the catalogue for 759 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
The Vulnerability

What It Is

Microsoft Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected Versions

ProductVersions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 150710.0.10240.0 to before 10.0.10240.20796
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 160710.0.14393.0 to before 10.0.14393.7428
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0 to before 10.0.17763.6414
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H210.0.19043.0 to before 10.0.19044.5011
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0 to before 10.0.19045.5011
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H210.0.22000.0 to before 10.0.22000.3260

From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.

From Watch to Action

What To Do Now

  1. 1

    Find it

    Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Microsoft Windows. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.

    Attack Surface Management
  2. 2

    Fix it

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Vulnerability Management
  3. 3

    Hunt for compromise

    If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.

    Incident Response
  4. 4

    Prove it is fixed

    Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.

    Penetration Testing

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