CVE-2024-38178: Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVE-2024-38178 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-08-13
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability (specifically type confusion) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted URL while using a vulnerable version of the scripting engine.
Yes. CVE-2024-38178 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 August 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-38178?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 13 August 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2; Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2; Microsoft Windows Server 2016; and 3 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38178?
A patch was published on 2024-08-13. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2024-38178 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-38178?
Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2
Timeline
2024-08-13: disclosed
2024-08-13: patched
2024-08-13: kev added: Added to CISA KEV catalog due to evidence of active exploitation.