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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2024-38226 Microsoft · Publisher

Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.3 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

1.43 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
80.3 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 80.3% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Sep 10, 2024

Remediation Due

Oct 01, 2024

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows attacker to bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files.

Remediation Directive

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

External Intelligence