Is CVE-2024-38226 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2024-38226 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-09-10.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-38226?

CVE-2024-38226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-38226?

CVE-2024-38226 has an EPSS score of 2.67% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-38226

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 84th pctl

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows attacker to bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-10-01

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-28.