CVE-2024-29188

HIGHNVD 7.97.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 93% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
7.9
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. The custom action behind WiX's RemoveFolderEx functionality could allow a standard user to delete protected directories. RemoveFolderEx deletes an entire directory tree during installation or uninstallation. It does so by recursing every subdirectory starting at a specified directory and adding each subdirectory to the list of directories Windows Installer should delete. If the setup author instructed RemoveFolderEx to delete a per-user folder from a per-machine installer, an attacker could create a directory junction in that per-user folder pointing to a per-machine, protected directory. Windows Installer, when executing the per-machine installer after approval by an administrator, would delete the target of the directory junction. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.14.1 and 4.0.5.

CVSS v3
7.9
EG Score
7.9(medium)
EPSS
15.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 24, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (6)

Affected Packages

(2 across 1 ecosystem)
NuGet(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
wix4.0.0 ... 4.0.4 (10 versions)4.0.5—
WixToolset.Util.wixext4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.44.0.5—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-29188?
CVE-2024-29188 is a high vulnerability published on March 24, 2024. WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. The custom action behind WiX's RemoveFolderEx functionality could allow a standard user to delete protected directories. RemoveFolderEx deletes an entire directory tree during installation or…
When was CVE-2024-29188 disclosed?
CVE-2024-29188 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 24, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-29188 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-29188 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-29188?
CVE-2024-29188 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-29188?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-29188, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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