{"id":"CVE-2024-38226","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-38226","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T09:14:52.975Z","title":"Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability","description":"Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","published":"2024-09-10T17:15:25.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-10T16:19:04.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-693"],"affected":["microsoft/office 2019","microsoft/office long term servicing channel","microsoft/publisher"],"epss":{"score":0.02667,"percentile":0.85717,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-09-10","dueDate":"2024-10-01","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38226; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38226"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 October 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38226","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38226","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38226","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}