CVE-2024-43451 — Microsoft Windows NTLMv2 Hash Disclosure Spoofing Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
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From the source
Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows contains an NTLMv2 hash spoofing vulnerability that could result in disclosing a user's NTLMv2 hash to an attacker via a file open operation. The attacker could then leverage this hash to impersonate that user. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2024-43451
- On CISA KEV since
- 2024-11-12
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
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