PT-2024-1099 · Microsoft · Windows

Tomer Peled · Published 2024-01-09 · Updated 2026-03-22 · CVE-2024-21320

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in the representation of information by the user interface of the Windows operating system, specifically in the Themes component. This can allow a remote attacker to disclose protected information. The vulnerability can be exploited by viewing malicious theme files, which can lead to the leakage of NTLM credentials. There have been reports of this issue being actively exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Information Disclosure

UI Misrepresentation of Critical Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-451

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00380

CVE-2024-21320

Affected Products

Windows

References · 26

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/52092 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21320 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-21320 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00380 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21320 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21320 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-21320 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1744811175261470921 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/0patch/status/1775169198940959203 · Twitter Post
• https://vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21320-detection-script-windows-themes-spoofing-vulnerability · Note
• https://twitter.com/just4trip/status/1765827578688901492 · Twitter Post
• https://vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21320-mitigation-script-windows-themes-spoofing-vulnerability · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/6373 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/44433 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/Dinosn/status/1765814916869435776 · Twitter Post