CVE-2024-30040

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-05-14), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 4%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
4%
EPSS %ILE
89%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

May 14, 2024

Last Modified

October 28, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 1, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-30040
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30040

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 63× in last 7d / 353× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 712 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-28 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-28 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-27 21:54 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-27 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-07-27 17:30 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-27 17:30 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-27 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-07-27 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-27 13:07 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-27 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-27 08:44 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-27 08:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-27 04:20 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-27 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-26 23:56 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-26 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-26 19:31 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-26 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-26 15:07 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-26 15:07 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-26 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-26 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-26 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-26 10:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-26 10:43 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-26 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 06:19 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-26 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-26 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-26 01:53 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-26 01:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-25 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-23 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-23 02:35 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-22 23:59 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-22 23:59 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-22 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  17. 2026-07-22 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-22 15:11 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-22 15:11 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-22 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-22 10:48 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-22 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-22 06:24 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-22 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-22 02:00 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-07-22 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-21 21:35 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-07-21 21:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-21 17:09 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-07-21 17:09 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-21 17:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  35. 2026-07-21 12:46 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-21 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-21 08:22 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-07-21 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-21 03:59 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-21 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-20 23:35 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-20 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-20 19:12 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-07-20 19:12 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-07-20 19:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-20 17:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-20 14:48 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-20 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-20 10:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-20 05:53 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-07-20 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-20 01:29 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-20 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-19 21:05 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-19 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-19 16:41 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-07-19 16:41 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-07-19 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-07-19 12:18 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-19 12:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-19 07:55 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-19 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-19 03:31 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-07-19 03:31 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-07-19 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-07-18 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-18 18:43 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-18 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-18 14:19 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-07-18 14:19 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-18 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2024-30040?
CVE-2024-30040 is a critical vulnerability published on May 14, 2024. Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
When was CVE-2024-30040 disclosed?
CVE-2024-30040 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 14, 2024, with the most recent update on October 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-30040 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-30040 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 14, 2024, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-30040?
CVE-2024-30040 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-30040?
CVE-2024-30040 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-30040?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-30040, 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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