CVE-2024-38189
Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 September 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.19% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 13 August 2024 · due 3 September 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/365 apps · microsoft/office 2019 · microsoft/office long term servicing channel · microsoft/project 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 8.2% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38189
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38189US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.