CVE-2024-30078
Published: 11 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-30078 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Windows Wi-Fi Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2024-30078 affects the Windows Wi-Fi driver component and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8. The flaw stems from improper input validation (CWE-20) that can be triggered over an adjacent network without requiring authentication or user interaction.
An attacker positioned on the same Wi-Fi network can send specially crafted wireless frames to the vulnerable driver, achieving remote code execution with full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft security advisories at msrc.microsoft.com recommend applying the official security updates released on or after the June 2024 Patch Tuesday. Third-party resources also provide detection and mitigation scripts that can be used to identify unpatched systems and apply temporary workarounds until patches are deployed. The EPSS score has remained steady at 0.25 with no indicated rise since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-28015
Vulnerability details
Windows Wi-Fi Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.