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

  • App Installer

Security Updates (1)

Acknowledgments

Felix Boulet

Revision History

  • 2024-08-13: Information published.