CVE-2024-38178
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-38178 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-08-13) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A memory corruption vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.
- Who is affected
- Microsoft Windows users are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Install the latest updates for the Windows Scripting Engine.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-38178: Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-08-13
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