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CVE-2024-38189

Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2024 at 05:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:39 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorOffice365 AppsOffice 2019

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score8.2%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 8.2% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 95% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Microsoft Project contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution via a malicious file.

Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Aug 13, 2024
Remediation Due
Sep 3, 2024
783 days overdue
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38189

Description

Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

365 Apps· Microsoft
95%
16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases16.0.1
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Office· Microsoft
95%
19.0.0 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Office 2019· Microsoft
95%
19.0.0 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases19.0.0
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Office Long Term Servicing Channel· Microsoft
95%
16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases2021
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Project· Microsoft
95%
16.0.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.5461.1001
Affected range stops below 16.0.5461.1001, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Project 2016· Microsoft
95%
v < 16.0.5461.100116.0.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.5461.100116.0.0.0
Affected range stops below 16.0.5461.1001, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Office 2021· Microsoft
60%
16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases16.0.1
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38189
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38189

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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