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CVE-2024-43574

Windows - Speech Application Programming Interface (SAPI)

Microsoft CVSS 8.3 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Speech Application Programming Interface (SAPI) that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a specially crafted request to the affected system, potentially leading to a full system compromise."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset sapi.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: sapi.dll (DLL)
$Targets = 'sapi.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Speech recognition services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply security update for CVE-2024-43574 to prevent remote code execution via Microsoft SAPI vulnerability

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