CVE-2024-38226—Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

Description

Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows attacker to bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

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

Additional Notes

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38226
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38226

Related News Articles

• Microsoft Issues Patches for 79 Flaws, Including 3 Actively Exploited Windows FlawsSeptember 11, 2024
• Microsoft fixes 4 exploited zero-days and a code defect that nixed earlier security fixesSeptember 10, 2024
• Microsoft September 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 79 flawsSeptember 10, 2024

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-693