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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-38016
CVE-2024-38016:
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Overview
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38016) was disclosed on September 19, 2024. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft products including Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise, Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021, Office 2016, and Microsoft Visio 2016 (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. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, but no privileges, and can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity (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 (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Microsoft Office and Visio installations to the latest versions through Windows Update or Microsoft's official update channels (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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