Windows 10 1507Operating system · Microsoft

CVE-2024-26194

HIGH · 7.4 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2024-04-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.0.10240.20596 / 10.0.14393.6897 or later.
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79/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-08-01.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Windows 10 1507Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.10240.20596
Windows 10 1607Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.14393.6897
Windows 10 1809Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.17763.5696
Windows 10 22h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.19045.4291
Windows 11 23h2Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.22631.3447
Windows Server 2008Operating system
Affected:all versions= r2
Windows Server 2012Operating system
Affected:all versions= r2
Windows Server 2016Operating system
Affected:< 10.0.14393.6897

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.0.10240.20596 / 10.0.14393.6897 / 10.0.17763.5696 or later
Fixed in 10.0.10240.2059610.0.14393.689710.0.17763.5696
Recommended fix High confidence

Apply Microsoft March 2024 Security Updates (KB5034441) or later for your specific Windows version to reach the fixed build number

  1. Identify the affected Windows version by running 'winver' or checking System Properties
  2. For Windows 10 1507: Apply KB5034441 or later security update to reach version 10.0.10240.20596
  3. For Windows 10 1607: Apply KB5034441 or later security update to reach version 10.0.14393.6897
  4. For Windows 10 1809: Apply KB5034441 or later security update to reach version 10.0.17763.5696
  5. For Windows 10 22h2 (versions 19042-19044): Apply March 2024 security updates (KB5034441) or later to reach version 10.0.19045.4291
  6. For Windows 11 23h2: Apply March 2024 security updates or later to reach version 10.0.22631.3447
  7. For Windows Server 2016: Apply KB5034441 or later security update to reach version 10.0.14393.6897
  8. For Windows Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 R2: Microsoft ended support; consider migrating to supported OS or apply last available extended security updates if enrolled in ESU program
Caveat No expected breaking changes; standard Windows security update apply

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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