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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-30042
CVE-2024-30042:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-30042) was disclosed on May 14, 2024. This vulnerability affects various Microsoft products including Microsoft Excel 2016, Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021, and Microsoft 365 Apps (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system, potentially gaining the same level of access as the logged-in user. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, all rated as High according to the CVSS metrics (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L). No privileges are required (PR:N), but user interaction is needed (UI:R) for successful exploitation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to install the security update KB5002587 for Excel 2016 and KB5002503 for Office Online Server (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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