Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-38178

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Windows
  • CVSS: 7.5
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 41.4 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 13 August 2024
  • First known exploitation: 13 August 2024
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 3 September 2024
  • Weakness: CWE-843
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 13 August 2024

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD