Is CVE-2024-21442 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-21442 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-21442?

CVE-2024-21442 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-21442?

CVE-2024-21442 has an EPSS score of 0.83% (53th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21442?

Install KB5035845 for Windows 10 Version 21H2. Fixes are available for 8 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-21442

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Windows USB Print Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE-170

How to fix

Remediation Available

Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows

Install:KB5035845Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows

Install:KB5035845Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 22H2Windows

Install:KB5035853Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 23H2Windows

Install:KB5035853Microsoft

Windows 11 version 21H2Windows

Install:KB5035854Microsoft

Windows Server 2022Windows

Install:KB5035959Microsoft

Install:KB5035857Microsoft

Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5035857Microsoft

Install:KB5035959Microsoft

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Windows

Install:KB5035856Microsoft

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

msrc.microsoft.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-07.