CVE-2024-38112

high

Description

Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability

From the Tenable Blog

Microsoft’s July 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 138 CVEs (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112)

Published: 2024-07-09

Microsoft addresses 138 CVEs in its July 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with five critical vulnerabilities and three zero-day vulnerabilities, two of which were exploited in the wild.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38112

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/1/8/zdi-threat-hunting-2024-highlights-trends-amp-challenges

https://securelist.com/exploits-and-vulnerabilities-q3-2024/114839/

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/microsoft_zero_day_spoofing_flaw/

https://securityonline.info/microsoft-confirms-cve-2024-37985-as-zero-day-bug-in-windows/?&web_view=true#google_vignette

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-windows-flaw-used-in-infostealer-malware-attacks/

https://securityaffairs.com/168467/hacking/windows-cve-2024-43461-actively-exploited-before-july-2024.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-vulnerability-abused-braille-spaces-in-zero-day-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/void-banshee-apt-exploits-microsoft.html

https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/g/CVE-2024-38112-void-banshee.html

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/15/zdi_microsoft_vulnerability/

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/threat-actors-exploited-windows-0-day-for-more-than-a-year-before-microsoft-fixed-it/

https://research.checkpoint.com/2024/resurrecting-internet-explorer-threat-actors-using-zero-day-tricks-in-internet-shortcut-file-to-lure-victims-cve-2024-38112/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-patch-tuesday-2024-year-in-review

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-october-2024-patch-tuesday-addresses-117-cves-cve-2024-43572-cve-2024-43573

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-july-2024-patch-tuesday-addresses-138-cves-cve-2024-38080-cve-2024-38112

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-07-09

Updated: 2025-01-27

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H