Is CVE-2024-7738 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-7738 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-7738?

CVE-2024-7738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-7738?

CVE-2024-7738 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2024-7738?

No published fix for CVE-2024-7738 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-7738

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in yzane vscode-markdown-pdf 1.5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Markdown File Handler. The manipulation leads to pathname traversal. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CWE-21 CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references3

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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 2025-09-02.