CVE-2024-43550: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2024-43550 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involving improper certificate validation in the Windows Secure Channel component. This flaw could allow an attacker to spoof certificates, potentially leading to compromised confidentiality and integrity of communications. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43550 is a vulnerability classified as CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) affecting Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The issue resides in the Windows Secure Channel implementation, which fails to properly validate certificates, enabling spoofing attacks. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.4, reflecting high impact on confidentiality and integrity with network attack vector and high attack complexity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to spoof certificates, potentially compromising the confidentiality and integrity of communications secured by Windows Secure Channel. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-43550: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
CVE-2024-43550 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 involving improper certificate validation in the Windows Secure Channel component. This flaw could allow an attacker to spoof certificates, potentially leading to compromised confidentiality and integrity of communications. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.4high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43550 is a vulnerability classified as CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) affecting Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0). The issue resides in the Windows Secure Channel implementation, which fails to properly validate certificates, enabling spoofing attacks. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.4, reflecting high impact on confidentiality and integrity with network attack vector and high attack complexity. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to spoof certificates, potentially compromising the confidentiality and integrity of communications secured by Windows Secure Channel. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security update to Windows 10 Version 1507 (build 10.0.10240.0) to remediate this issue. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.536Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a28671c8dd33fbd857230b7
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:18:52 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 9:13:27 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 4:59:31 AM
Views: 2
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