CVE-2024-38178HighCVSS 7.5

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Published
August 13, 2024
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2024-38178 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and the user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution? This attack requires an authenticated client to click a link so that an unauthenticated attacker can initiate remote code execution.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to first prepare the target so that it uses Edge in Internet Explorer Mode.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have to click on a specially crafted URL to be compromised by the attacker.

Windows 11, version 24H2 is not generally available yet. Why are there updates for this version of Windows listed in the Security Updates table? The new Copilot+ devices that are now publicly available come with Windows 11, version 24H2 installed. Customers with these devices need to know about any vulnerabilities that affect their machine and to install the updates if they are not receiving automatic updates. Note that the general availability date for Windows 11, version 24H2 is scheduled for later this year.

🎯 Affected products29

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5041571 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.1457 KB5041578 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.6189 KB5041160 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2655 KB5041592 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.3147 KB5041580 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.4780 KB5041585 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.4037 KB5041580 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.4780 KB5041585 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.4037 KB5041573 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1085 KB5041782 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20751 KB5041773 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7259 KB5041828 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.22134 KB5041770 (IE Cumulative) — fixed build 1.001

🔗 References (23)