CVE-2024-30051 — Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Exploitation Detected

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released May 14 2024

Last Updated May 14 2024

Publicly Disclosed Yes

CISA KEV Listed (added 2024-05-14)

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.05687 — 0.92003 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

Temporal Score: 7.2

EPSS Score

0.05687

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.92003 percentile - updated 2026-06-20

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Affected Products

25 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems	`5037788 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems	`5037788 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	`5037763 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`5037763 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`5037765 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`5037765 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`5037765 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5037768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5037768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5037768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5037768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5037768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5037768 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5037770 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5037770 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5037771 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5037771 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5037771 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems	`5037771 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`5037763 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5037763 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5037765 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5037765 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022	`5037782 (Security Update) 5037848 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)	`5037782 (Security Update) 5037848 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

7 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5037788`	Security Update	Yes
`5037763`	Security Update	Yes
`5037765`	Security Update	Yes
`5037768`	Security Update	Yes
`5037770`	Security Update	Yes
`5037771`	Security Update	Yes
`5037782 (Security Update) 5037848`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Vlad Stolyarov and Benoit Sevens of Google Threat Analysis Group Bryce Abdo and Adam Brunner of Google Mandiant, Quan Jin with DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab Guoxian Zhong with DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab, Mert Degirmenci and Boris Larin with Kaspersky

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD