high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2024-30051Windows — heap overflow in the desktop window manager

A heap overflow in the core library of the Windows desktop window manager raises a local attacker to the machine's highest account (SYSTEM). It was found being used in the wild, and ransomware operations have picked it up.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the May 2024 Windows update, endpoints first. This is a step attackers take after landing on a machine, so the desktop estate matters more than the server room.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
6%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2024-05-14
Added to KEV
2024-05-14
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
privilege escalation
MITRE ATT&CK
T1068
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsThe attacker must already be able to run code as a local user.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2024-30051 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24