What is CVE-2024-57972?

CVE-2024-57972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Hololens, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-57972?

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

Is CVE-2024-57972 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Hololens

CVE-2024-57972

The pairing API request handler in Microsoft HoloLens 1 (Windows Holographic) through 10.0.17763.3046 and HoloLens 2 (Windows Holographic) through 10.0.22621.1244 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (resource consumption and device unusability) by sending many requests through the Device Portal framework.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Microsoft Hololens — versions 10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57972?: CVE-2024-57972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Hololens, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-57972?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-57972 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.