CVE-2024-38014

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-10), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 6%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 0

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

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
6%
EPSS %ILE
93%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 10, 2024

Last Modified

October 28, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38014
generic

Full Disclosure: SEC Consult blog :: Microsoft Windows MSI Installer - Repair to SYSTEM - A detailed journey (CVE-2024-38014) + msiscan tool release

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/43
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38014

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-38014(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 100× in last 7d / 395× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 955 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-08 08:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-08 04:35 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-08 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-08 00:45 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-08 00:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-07 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-07 17:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  8. 2026-08-07 17:06 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-07 17:06 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-07 17:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-07 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-07 13:16 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-07 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-07 09:26 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-07 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-07 05:36 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-07 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-07 01:46 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-07 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-06 21:56 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-06 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-06 18:07 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-06 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-06 14:17 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-06 14:17 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-06 14:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-06 10:27 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-06 10:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-06 06:37 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-06 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-06 02:47 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-06 02:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-05 22:57 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-05 22:57 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-05 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-05 19:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-05 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-05 17:25 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-08-05 15:17 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-05 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-05 11:28 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-05 11:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-05 07:37 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-05 07:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-05 03:46 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-05 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-04 23:57 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-04 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-04 20:07 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-08-04 20:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-04 17:02 UTCCISA KEV update
  28. 2026-08-04 16:15 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-04 16:15 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-08-04 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-04 15:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-04 12:25 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-04 12:25 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-04 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-04 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-04 08:35 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-04 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-04 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-04 00:55 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-04 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-03 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-03 19:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-08-03 17:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-03 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-03 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-03 10:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-03 10:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-03 09:35 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-03 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-03 05:45 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-03 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-03 01:54 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-03 01:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-02 22:05 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-02 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-02 18:15 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-02 18:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-02 14:25 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-02 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-02 10:35 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-08-02 10:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-02 06:44 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-02 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-02 02:54 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-02 02:54 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-02 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-02 02:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-08-01 23:04 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-08-01 23:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-01 19:14 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-08-01 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-01 15:24 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-08-01 15:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-01 11:34 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-01 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2024-38014?
CVE-2024-38014 is a critical vulnerability published on September 10, 2024. Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2024-38014 disclosed?
CVE-2024-38014 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2024, with the most recent update on October 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-38014 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-38014 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 10, 2024, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38014?
CVE-2024-38014 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-38014?
CVE-2024-38014 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-38014?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38014, 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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