CVE-2024-20652

Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.5329

Path Traversal

Published

09 January 2024

Modified

17 June 2026

Patch / advisory

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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1

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Raw vector

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

EPSS Score 0.021 81th percentile

Risk Priority 64 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-20652 is a high-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked in the top 19% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-18367

Vulnerability Data

Windows HTML Platforms Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CWE(s): CWE-73 NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.

attack.mitre.org →

T1005 Data from Local System Collection

Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.

attack.mitre.org →

T1007 System Service Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.

attack.mitre.org →

T1010 Application Window Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of open application windows.

attack.mitre.org →

T1012 Query Registry Discovery

Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software.

attack.mitre.org →

Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

microsoft

windows 10 1507

≤ 10.0.10240.20402 · ≤ 10.0.10240.20402

microsoft

windows 10 1607

≤ 10.0.14393.6614 · ≤ 10.0.14393.6614

microsoft

windows 10 1809

≤ 10.0.17763.5329 · ≤ 10.0.17763.5329 · ≤ 10.0.17763.5329

microsoft

windows 10 21h2

≤ 10.0.19044.3930 · ≤ 10.0.19044.3930 · ≤ 10.0.19044.3930

microsoft

windows 10 22h2

≤ 10.0.19045.3930 · ≤ 10.0.19045.3930 · ≤ 10.0.19045.3930

microsoft

windows 11 21h2

≤ 10.0.22000.2713 · ≤ 10.0.22000.2713

microsoft

windows 11 22h2

≤ 10.0.22621.3007 · ≤ 10.0.22621.3007

microsoft

windows 11 23h2

≤ 10.0.22631.3007 · ≤ 10.0.22631.3007

microsoft

windows server 2008

all versions

microsoft

windows server 2012

all versions, r2

+3 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent

Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect

Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden

Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate

Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly rejects or sanitizes untrusted path strings before they reach filesystem operations.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match

Enforces authorization checks on the actual resource accessed, blocking unauthorized files even when a malicious path is supplied.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

Least-privilege limits the set of files or directories any subject can affect, shrinking the blast radius of a path-control flaw.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 partial match

blocks

Least-privilege file authorization directly limits damage from externally controlled paths.

PR.PS-06 partial match

blocks

Secure SDLC practices include input validation and path sanitization that eliminate this weakness.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match

removes

A.5.15 Access control partial match

removes

A.5.16 Identity management partial match

removes

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match

removes

A.5.18 Access rights partial match

removes

A.8.10 Information deletion partial match

removes