CVE-2024-43584: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
CVE-2024-43584 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Windows Scripting Engine of Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 (build 10. 0. 22000. 0). It involves a security feature bypass related to protection mechanisms (CWE-693). This vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to bypass security controls without requiring user interaction. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43584 is a protection mechanism failure vulnerability in the Windows Scripting Engine component of Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 (build 10.0.22000.0). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local access and low complexity to bypass security features, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts without affecting availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.7 (High) and has been officially fixed by Microsoft. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access to bypass security protections, resulting in high impact on confidentiality and integrity of the system. Availability is not affected. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction, increasing its risk in local attack scenarios.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security updates for Windows 11 version 21H2 (build 10.0.22000.0) as soon as possible to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2024-43584: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
Description
CVE-2024-43584 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Windows Scripting Engine of Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 (build 10. 0. 22000. 0). It involves a security feature bypass related to protection mechanisms (CWE-693). This vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to bypass security controls without requiring user interaction. An official fix is available from Microsoft to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.7high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43584 is a protection mechanism failure vulnerability in the Windows Scripting Engine component of Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 (build 10.0.22000.0). The vulnerability allows an attacker with local access and low complexity to bypass security features, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts without affecting availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.7 (High) and has been officially fixed by Microsoft. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access to bypass security protections, resulting in high impact on confidentiality and integrity of the system. Availability is not affected. The vulnerability does not require privileges or user interaction, increasing its risk in local attack scenarios.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the provided security updates for Windows 11 version 21H2 (build 10.0.22000.0) as soon as possible to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.547Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867158dd33fbd85722de9
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:18:45 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 9:41:33 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 4:57:27 AM
Views: 4
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