CVE-2024-43468 Microsoft Configuration Manager: database injection
In plain words: Text typed into the app ends up changing the database query behind it. Reading, changing or stealing data from the database.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Mar 5, 2026
What to do
- Install Microsoft's security update for Configuration Manager. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Microsoft Configuration Manager SQL Injection Vulnerability
- Product
- Microsoft Configuration Manager
- CISA description
- Microsoft Configuration Manager contains an SQL injection vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the target environment which are processed in an unsafe manner enabling the attacker to execute commands on the server and/or underlying database.
- Type of flaw
- Database injection (CWE-89)
- Confirmed exploited
- Feb 12, 2026
- US federal patch deadline
- Mar 5, 2026
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Questions about CVE-2024-43468
Is CVE-2024-43468 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-43468 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 12, 2026, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43468?
Install Microsoft's security update for Configuration Manager. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-43468?
Only if you use Microsoft Configuration Manager. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.