7.5

CVE-2024-38178

Warning

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 1507 Version < 10.0.10240.20751
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 1607 Version < 10.0.14393.7259
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 1809 Version < 10.0.17763.6189
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 21h2 Version < 10.0.19044.4780
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 22h2 Version < 10.0.19045.4780
Microsoft ≫ Windows 11 21h2 Version < 10.0.22000.3147
Microsoft ≫ Windows 11 22h2 Version < 10.0.22621.4037
Microsoft ≫ Windows 11 23h2 Version < 10.0.22631.4037
Microsoft ≫ Windows 11 24h2 Version < 10.0.26100.1457
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2016 Version < 10.0.14393.7259
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2019 Version < 10.0.17763.6189
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2022 Version < 10.0.20348.2655
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2022 23h2 Version < 10.0.25398.1085

13.08.2024: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Vulnerability

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

Description

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

Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 23.64% 0.958
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
secure@microsoft.com 7.5 1.6 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.