CriticalCVECISA — Known Exploited Vulnerabilities· 13 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-38178 — Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
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Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2024-38178
- On CISA KEV since
- 2024-08-13
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
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