CVE-2024-38213: Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2024-38213 · Severity: critical · CVSS 6.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-08-13

Microsoft Windows SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) protections. An attacker can exploit this by hosting a malicious file on a website or share and tricking a user into opening it, effectively bypassing the SmartScreen user experience.

Technologies: Microsoft Windows. Vendors: Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-38213 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-38213 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 August 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-38213?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 13 August 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 10 up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20680; Microsoft Windows 11 up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.3019; Microsoft Windows Server 2012 up to (excluding) 6.2.9200.24919; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7070; and 2 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38213?
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-2024-38213 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-38213?
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 up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20680
  • Microsoft Windows 11 up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.3019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 up to (excluding) 6.2.9200.24919
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.7070
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5936
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 up to (excluding) 10.0.20348.2522

Timeline

  • 2024-08-13: disclosed
  • 2024-08-13: patched
  • 2024-08-13: kev added: Added to CISA KEV catalog due to active exploitation.
  • 2024-08-13: exploited

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