Aug 2024: Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVE-2024-38178 Published on August 13, 2024

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by September 3, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Type

What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

CVE-2024-38178 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2024-38178

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Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 11 23h2

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23h2

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows 11 24h2

Microsoft Windows Server 23h2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2:

Version 10.0.26100.0 and below 10.0.26100.1457 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.6189 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.6189 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.6189 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022:

Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.2655 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.22000.3147 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2:

Version 10.0.19043.0 and below 10.0.19044.4780 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2:

Version 10.0.22621.0 and below 10.0.22621.4037 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2:

Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.4780 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3:

Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.4037 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2:

Version 10.0.22631.0 and below 10.0.22631.4037 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.25398.0 and below 10.0.25398.1085 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507:

Version 10.0.10240.0 and below 10.0.10240.20751 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.7259 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.7259 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.7259 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2:

Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.22134 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.22134 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

26.35%

Percentile

96.23%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.