CVE-2024-21445
Windows USB Print Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: March 12, 2024 at 04:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:09 AM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2022Windows 10 21H2Windows 10 22H2
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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Windows USB Print Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 10.0.19044.4170, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.19045.4170, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22000.2836, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22621.3296, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.3296, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.2340, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.763, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.763
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.763, 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 (1)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21445SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-415CWE-362
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