CVE-2024-38189 | Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2024-08-13 Last update: 2025-10-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-38189 is rated Critical Active Threat (89.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.66%, 97th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-08-13) affecting Microsoft / Project. a weakness (CWE-20) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2024-38189

Name: Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-08-13

Action due: 2024-09-03

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-38189

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-07 54.67% 43.66% -11.01%
2 2025-11-21 64.77% 54.67% -10.10%
3 2025-11-18 — 64.77% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-38189

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-38189

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38189

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft 365_apps — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
microsoft office_2019 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft office_2019 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft office_long_term_servicing_channel 2021 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft office_long_term_servicing_channel 2021 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft project_2016 < 16.0.5461.1001 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-38189

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