CVE-2024-38189: Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2024-38189 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-08-13
Microsoft Project contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper input validation. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted malicious file, leading to full system compromise.
Yes. CVE-2024-38189 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 August 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-38189?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 13 August 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Project 2016 up to (excluding) 16.0.5461.1001; Microsoft Office 2019; Microsoft Office LTSC 2021; Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38189?
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-2024-38189 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-38189?
Check whether you run Microsoft Project. 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 Project 2016 up to (excluding) 16.0.5461.1001
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Timeline
2024-08-13: disclosed
2024-08-13: patched
2024-08-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2024-08-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.