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CVE-2024-38226

Is CVE-2024-38226 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Sep 10, 2024
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
7.3 High
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
3%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-693
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
No
at scale
Technical impact
Total
on success

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  • high impact → Act

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baseline read

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:Microsoft

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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Published · Added to CISA KEV (same day)

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  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Published by NVD
  3. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
  4. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability — Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows attacker to bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2024-09-10) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~3%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Microsoft Publisher: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2024-10-01. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Related CVEs

Same weakness: CWE-693.