CVE-2024-38226

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV

Likely / severe?

2.67% (86th) EPSS

CVSS 7.3 · high

Is it mine?

38 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2024-09-10remediate by 2024-10-01

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

EPSS · scored 2026-10-25

Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Publisher 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5465.1001:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002566
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002566
FixedMicrosoft Publisher 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5465.1001:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002566
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002566

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.3highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-693USCWE-693USCWE-693USCWE-693US

affected products (38)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft 365 Appsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:365_apps:-
Microsoft Excel 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:excel_2016:-
Microsoft Office 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2019:-
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:ltsc_2021
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:ltsc_for_mac_2021
Microsoft Office Online Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_online_server:-
Microsoft Office for Androidall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:for_android
Microsoft Office for Universalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:for_universal
Microsoft Outlook for iOSall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:for_ios
Microsoft Publisher 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:publisher_2016:-
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:enterprise_server_2016
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2019:-
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint:server_subscription_edition
Microsoft Visio 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visio_2016:-
Microsoft Microsoft Office 201919.0.0 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 202116.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Publisher 201616.0.0 → 16.0.5465.1001enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office 2019all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office LTSC 2021all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Publisher≤ 2016fstec_bduRU

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0365Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft OfficeNL2024-09-10csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse Office producten.
WID-SEC-W-2024-2121Microsoft Office: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office Online Server, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Publisher 2016, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 und Microsoft Visio 2016 ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und beliebigen Code auszuführen.
msrc_CVE-2024-38226Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability2024-09-10csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-09-10modified 2026-08-10

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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