CVE-2024-43642 | Windows SMB Denial of Service Vulnerability

Windows SMB Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published: 2024-11-12 Last update: 2024-11-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-43642 is rated Moderate Risk (64.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.50%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-43642

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-03 36.11% 36.50% +0.39%
2 2025-12-21 31.48% 36.11% +4.63%
3 2025-11-21 31.48%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-43642

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-43642

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-43642

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.4460 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.4460 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.4460 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.4460 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.2314 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.2314 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.2849 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1251 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.2314 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-43642

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