PAC validation enforcement changes
No content change seen yet. Watched since 12 Oct 19:19 UTC, last read 18 Oct 23:34 UTC, next check today 23:34 UTC.
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Timeline
From the capture of 12 Oct 19:19 UTC- 7 dates
- 4 undated sections
- 3 with conditions
- Audit / monitoron or after 9 Apr 2024 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
- Enforced by default1 Oct 2024 On by default; an override or rollback still exists
- Enforced by defaultOctober 2024 On by default; an override or rollback still exists
- Enforced by defaultin or after January 2025 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
- Enforced by default9 Jan 2025 Now: On by default; an override or rollback still exists
- Retired / removedin or after April 2025 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
- 2 years agoon or afterAudit / monitor · unconfirmed
CVE-2024-26248CVE-2024-29056CVE-2024-26248CVE-2024-29056
- 2 years agoEnforced by default
- 23 months agomonth windowfromEnforced by default
- 20 months agomonth windowin or afterEnforced by default · unconfirmed
- 21 months agoEnforced by default
- 17 months agomonth windowin or afterupdate release · Patch Tuesday 8 Apr 2025Retired / removed · unconfirmed
- Timeline of changesMilestone
PacSignatureValidationLevelCrossDomainFilteringLevel
- 12 months agoafter
- How to manage PAC Validation changes related to CVE-2024-26248 and CVE-2024-29056RequirementRecommendation
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Settings and overrides named on this page
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CrossDomainFilteringLevelApril 2025PacSignatureValidationLevelApril 2025
Requirements, exceptions and scope
CurrentControlSet
Extracted automatically from Microsoft's wording. Confirm dates, conditions and whether they apply to you in the source before acting; a month or quarter is a window, not a day.
Observed history and review priority
Captured 12 Oct 19:19 UTC; extracted 16 Oct 16:10 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c.
Review priority. Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review
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Related public evidence
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What changed
First observed 18 Oct 2026No field changes in the recorded history.
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