CVE-2024-21412
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2024-21412- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19121
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2024-19121- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mmw-g99r-5x3v
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-2mmw-g99r-5x3v- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass.
- Record
CVE-2024-21412- Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2024-21412- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h3
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | lsr00ter/CVE-2024-21412_Water-Hydra | 2024-03-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-21412 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows, published February 13, 2024. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since February 13, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since February 13, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.