CVE-2024-29050

HIGHNVD 8.48.4—Elevated

8.4

Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3: 8.4
EG Score: 8.4(medium)
EPSS: 97.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 9, 2024

Last Modified

January 16, 2025

References (2)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29050
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29050

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2024-290502024-04-09
Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCAkrachli/CVE-2024-29050
First seen Oct 4, 2024
CVE-2024-29050 is a vulnerability found in the Windows Cryptographic Services.
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-29050?

CVE-2024-29050 is a high vulnerability published on April 9, 2024. Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

When was CVE-2024-29050 disclosed?

CVE-2024-29050 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 9, 2024, with the most recent update on January 16, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-29050 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-29050 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-29050?

CVE-2024-29050 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-29050?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-29050, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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