What is CVE-2024-49071?

CVE-2024-49071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Defender For Endpoint, classified under CWE-612. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-49071?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Defender For Endpoint

CVE-2024-49071

Improper authorization of an index that contains sensitive information from a Global Files search in Windows Defender allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Published 2024-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-612

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49071 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49071?: CVE-2024-49071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Defender For Endpoint, classified under CWE-612. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-49071?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.