high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2024-29988Windows — the warning prompt that never appeared
A crafted file slips past the prompt Windows raises for content from outside (SmartScreen), so nothing warns the user before it runs. The catalog records it being chained with an archive flaw and a shortcut flaw to land a payload.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 8.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 45% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2024-04-09
- Added to KEV
- 2024-04-30
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- defense evasion
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1553.005
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsThe user must open a file the attacker delivered.
Behind the card
3 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorymsrc.microsoft.commsrc.microsoft.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.