CVE-2024-38172 (GCVE-0-2024-38172)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-13 17:29 – Updated: 2025-07-10 16:33
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Title
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Affected: 16.0.1 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
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Date Public ?
2024-08-13 07:00
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