# CVE-2024-38189: Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-38189-microsoft-project-remote-code-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-13. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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.

Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-38189 exploited in the wild?** 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.