CVE-2024-20697
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 9, 2024 at 05:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:07 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWindows 11 23H2Windows 11 22H2Windows Server 2022 23H2
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 72%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 10.0.22621.3007, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.3007, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.64310.0.25398.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.643, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.643
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.643, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20697Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/05/1Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6xv-37jv-7cjrSource: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2024/4/17/cve-2024-20697-windows-libarchive-remote-code-execution-vulnerabilitySSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.3HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122NVD-CWE-noinfo
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