Page generated: 09 Nov 2026, 03:02 UTC
CVE-2024-21412
Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS 8.1 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG
Attention and evidence
HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.7/10
General review priority; not probability
Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded
Sources: 16 documents and public datasets.
Hype components
Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100
Sources and documents
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 02 Oct 2025, 19:21 · Prevent SmartScreen Vulnerability: CVE-2024-21412 - www.trendmicro.com
SOCRadar
Press · 29 Jan 2025, 08:00 · Top 10 Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2024 - SOCRadar
thezdi.com
Press · 08 Jan 2025, 08:00 · ZDI Threat Hunting 2024: Highlights, Trends, & Challenges - thezdi.com
thezdi.com
Press · 15 Aug 2024, 07:00 · CVE-2024-38213: Copy2Pwn Exploit Evades Windows Web Protections - thezdi.com
SC Media
Press · 24 Jul 2024, 07:00 · Hackers bypass Windows SmartScreen flaw to launch malware - SC Media
Score evolution
● Hype ● Reality
Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.
First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.7 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.
Public exploit evidence
1
Public exploit entries / repo candidates
Evidence context and dated references
Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.
Evidence in context
- Confidence in exploitation evidence
- Exploitation recorded
- Priority basis
- Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.1; EPSS 99.4%
- Attention, last 30 days
- 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
- Technical potential
- network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
- Observed activity
- Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
- Known scale
- Not quantified.
- Evidence confidence basis
- Trusted exploitation confirmation
Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:08.088796+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z
Source event timeline
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
13 Feb 2024, 00:00
First press mention
13 Feb 2024, 08:00
Published
13 Feb 2024, 18:02
Latest press mention
02 Oct 2025, 19:21
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories