CVE-2024-38177: Windows App Installer Spoofing 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
- Spoofing
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2024-Aug
- Released
- 2024-08-13
- EPSS Score
- 0.76% (percentile: 73.3%)
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
The attacker must convince a user to call Windows App Installer with a specially crafted malicious winget file.
How can I find more information regarding Windows App Installer and Winget?
Please read this page to understand more about App Installer: Installing the App Installer.
Affected Products (1)
Apps
Security Updates (1)
Acknowledgments
Felix Boulet
Revision History
- 2024-08-13: Information published.