How severe is CVE-2024-38178?

CVE-2024-38178 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 41.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2024-38178: Scripting Engine Memory Corruption

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2024-08-13

Remediation due

2024-09-03

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

CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38178; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38178

Description

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.5 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 24H2	10.0.26100.0 to <10.0.26100.1457
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.6189
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.6189
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.6189
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.2655
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.3147
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19044.4780
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.4037
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.4780
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H3	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.4037
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 23H2	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.4037
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	10.0.25398.0 to <10.0.25398.1085
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.10240.0 to <10.0.10240.20751
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.7259
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.7259
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.7259
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2	6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.22134
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.22134

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2024-08-13

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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