CVE-2024-38189

Microsoft Project: Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2024-38189 in Microsoft Project is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 13 August 2024
US federal deadline
3 September 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.08Higher than 94% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: msrc.microsoft.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Project contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution via a malicious file.

CISA's description

Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
13 August 2024
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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