CVE-2024-38016: Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Sep

Released

2024-09-19

Last Updated

2024-10-06

EPSS Score

1.51% (percentile: 81.2%)

FAQ

Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector. According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. For example, when the score indicates that the Attack Vector is Local and User Interaction is Required, this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and open a specially crafted file from a website which leads to a local attack on their computer.

Affected Products (8)

Microsoft Office

• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
• Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
• Microsoft Visio 2016 (64-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
• Microsoft Visio 2016 (32-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions

Security Updates (2)

• 5002634
• 5002634

Acknowledgments

Luke Papandrea, Microsoft Corporation

Revision History

• 2024-09-19: Information published.
• 2024-10-06: Updated links to security updates. This is an informational change only.