PT-2024-6051 · Microsoft · Office Publisher

Published 2024-09-10 · Updated 2025-10-28 · CVE-2024-38226

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Publisher (affected versions not specified)

Description A security-feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher allows attackers to affect the system. The vulnerability is related to a failure in the protection mechanism. Exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to bypass existing security restrictions. The issue is being actively exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Protection Mechanism Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-693

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-06873

CVE-2024-38226

Affected Products

Office Publisher

References · 56

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38226 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38226 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-38226 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-06873 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/711738 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38226 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1838204489997681035 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1837173033741484437 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/94199 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/counsel_JN/status/1834603135064514818 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1837659904032805060 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1843099202286453125 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1843644700257071350 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/the_yellow_fall/status/1833688915603038311 · Twitter Post
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