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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-57972: held from 0.025 to 0.026.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.026 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.