CVE-2024-38226 · netVigilance record NV24-0115
Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure
past due
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2024-10-01 · passed 1 year 11 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows attacker to bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files.
Who is affected
Microsoft Publisher. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-693.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 1 year 11 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2024-38226 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38226
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- msrc.microsoft.com msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38226
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38226