CVE-2024-38189 (GCVE-0-2024-38189)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-13 17:30 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:55
VLAI?
CISA
Summary
Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 |
Affected:
19.0.0 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2024-08-13
Due date: 2024-09-03
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38189
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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