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[WHOA] - This 'Unpatch Attack' Is A New One To Me!

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STIX ID: report--ec8676b5-6f34-5668-b429-177c4b1b6bc8

Feed Name: KnowBe4 Blog

Threat Score
80/100

Date Published: 2024-08-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: Stu Sjouwerman

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At Black Hat 2024 SafeBreach researcher Alon Leviev demonstrated the "Windows Downdate" exploit that uses CVE-2024-38202 and CVE-2024-21302 to downgrade fully updated Windows 10/11 and Server systems, bypass Credential Guard and VBS, and reintroduce previously patched vulnerabilities; the flaws were reported to Microsoft six months ago but remain unpatched, with vendor-recommended mitigations advised until a fix is issued.

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