--- title: QakBot Exploits Microsoft Windows DWM Zero-Day Vulnerability description: A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows DWM is being actively exploited by QakBot actors. Windows users should update their systems with the latest... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/qakbot-exploits-microsoft-windows-dwm-zero-day-vulnerability-18qcjaeu8 copyright: © 2026 Daily Dev Ltd. terms: https://daily.dev/tos/ twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: QakBot Exploits Microsoft Windows DWM Zero-Day Vulnerability | daily.dev og:description: A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows DWM is being actively exploited by QakBot actors. Windows users should update their systems with the latest... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/qakbot-exploits-microsoft-windows-dwm-zero-day-vulnerability-18qcjaeu8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/18QCjaeU8.png og:image:alt: QakBot Exploits Microsoft Windows DWM Zero-Day Vulnerability og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # QakBot Exploits Microsoft Windows DWM Zero-Day Vulnerability **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows DWM is being actively exploited by QakBot actors. Windows users should update their systems with the latest patches to mitigate the risk. ## Content A zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-30051) in Microsoft Windows DWM has been identified and is currently being actively exploited by QakBot actors. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate their privileges to system level. Although a patch for this vulnerability has been released, exploits for the vulnerability have been observed in conjunction with QakBot and other malware. It is crucial for Windows users to update their systems with the latest security patches to mitigate the risk posed by this zero-day exploit. --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows), [#vulnerability](https://daily.dev/tags/vulnerability), [#malware](https://daily.dev/tags/malware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/qakbot-exploits-microsoft-windows-dwm-zero-day-vulnerability-18qcjaeu8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"QakBot Exploits Microsoft Windows DWM Zero-Day Vulnerability","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qakbot-exploits-microsoft-windows-dwm-zero-day-vulnerability-18qcjaeu8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/qakbot-exploits-microsoft-windows-dwm-zero-day-vulnerability-18qcjaeu8"},"datePublished":"2024-05-14T22:42:42.149Z","dateModified":"2024-05-14T22:42:41.110Z","description":"A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows DWM is being actively exploited by QakBot actors. 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