CVE-2024-43492

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.48% (41st) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

20 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft AutoUpdate for Macmsrc_csaf
4.72:Security Update:https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Check-for-Office-for-Mac-updates-automatically-bfd1e497-c24d-4754-92ab-910a4074d7c1
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Check-for-Office-for-Mac-updates-automatically-bfd1e497-c24d-4754-92ab-910a4074d7c1

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-284USCWE-284USCWE-284USCWE-284US

affected products (20)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft 365 Appsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:365_apps:-
Microsoft Excel 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:excel_2016:-
Microsoft Office 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2019:-
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:ltsc_2021
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:ltsc_for_mac_2021
Microsoft Office Online Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_online_server:-
Microsoft Office for Androidall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:for_android
Microsoft Office for Universalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:for_universal
Microsoft Outlook for iOSall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:for_ios
Microsoft Publisher 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:publisher_2016:-
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:enterprise_server_2016
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2019:-
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:server_subscription_edition
Microsoft Visio 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visio_2016:-
Microsoft Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac0 → 4.72enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac≤ 4.75.24090815fstec_bduRU
Microsoft AutoUpdate for Macall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac< 4.72msrc_csafUS
microsoft_autoupdate_for_macall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_autoupdate_for_mac:0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft autoupdate< 4.72nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:autoupdate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0365Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft OfficeNL2024-09-10csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse Office producten.
WID-SEC-W-2024-2121Microsoft Office: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office Online Server, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Publisher 2016, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 und Microsoft Visio 2016 ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und beliebigen Code auszuführen.
msrc_CVE-2024-43492Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2024-09-10csaf · msrc_csafUS
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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-09-10modified 2026-08-10

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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