# Microsoft May 2024 patches address two zero-days

Published: 2024-05-14 · Severity: high · Sectors: government-national, defense, financial-services, healthcare, technology
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/457c5985-699d-5838-8c1a-08fbadffcf28/microsoft-may-2024-patches-address-two-zero-days

> Microsoft released patches for 127 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited CVEs affecting Windows and Office products.

On 15 May 2024, Microsoft published security patches for 127 vulnerabilities across its product portfolio. Two of these flaws—CVE-2024-30040 and CVE-2024-30051—have been confirmed by Microsoft as actively exploited in the wild. The IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency) of Japan has issued an urgent alert recommending immediate patching to prevent application crashes and unauthorized system compromise. Both vulnerabilities are described as requiring priority remediation due to confirmed exploitation activity. The alert does not enumerate all 127 CVEs, but emphasizes the critical nature of the two known-exploited flaws. Defenders should apply the May 2024 Microsoft security update immediately through Windows Update or equivalent patching mechanisms.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-30040 (KEV), CVE-2024-30051 (KEV)

Source reporting: https://www.ipa.go.jp/security/security-alert/2024/0515-ms.html

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