CVE-2024-38226

HIGHNVD 7.39.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-10), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
84.1%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 10, 2024

Last Modified

October 28, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 9, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-38226
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38226

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-38226(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 100× in last 7d / 411× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 736 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 23:22 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 23:22 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-22 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-07-22 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 15:24 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-22 15:24 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-22 15:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-22 11:26 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-22 11:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-22 07:27 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-22 07:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-22 03:28 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-22 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-21 23:29 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-21 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 18:38 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-21 18:38 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-21 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-21 14:40 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-21 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-07-21 10:42 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-21 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-21 06:43 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-21 06:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-21 02:44 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-21 02:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-20 22:45 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-20 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-20 18:46 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-20 18:46 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-20 18:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-20 17:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-20 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-20 10:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-20 06:37 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-20 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-20 02:09 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-20 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-19 22:11 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-19 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-19 18:12 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-19 18:12 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-19 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-19 14:14 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-07-19 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-19 10:16 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-07-19 10:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-07-19 06:18 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-07-19 06:18 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-07-19 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-07-19 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-18 22:22 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-18 22:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-18 18:23 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-07-18 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-18 14:24 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-07-18 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-18 10:26 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-07-18 10:26 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-18 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-18 10:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-07-18 06:28 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-07-18 06:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-18 02:30 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-07-18 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-17 22:32 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-17 22:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-17 18:34 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-17 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-17 14:36 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-17 14:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-17 10:38 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-07-17 10:38 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-17 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-17 06:39 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-17 06:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-17 02:41 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-17 02:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-16 22:43 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-16 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-16 18:45 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-07-16 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  70. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-07-16 14:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-16 10:48 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-07-16 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-16 06:49 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-16 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2024-38226?
CVE-2024-38226 is a high vulnerability published on September 10, 2024. Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
When was CVE-2024-38226 disclosed?
CVE-2024-38226 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2024, with the most recent update on October 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-38226 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-38226 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 10, 2024, affecting Microsoft Publisher. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38226?
CVE-2024-38226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-38226?
CVE-2024-38226 affects Microsoft Publisher. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-38226?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38226, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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