CVE-2024-38014
Published 2024-09-10 · Updated 2026-08-10 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2024-38014 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 10, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by October 1, 2024. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Windows
Name: Microsoft Windows Installer Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-09-10 · Due: 2024-10-01
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.