CVE-2024-38177
High
Published: 13 August 2024
Published
13 August 2024
Modified
16 August 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0076
73.8th percentile
Risk Priority
16
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2024-38177 is a high-severity Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output (CWE-116) vulnerability in Microsoft App Installer. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 26.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37147
Vulnerability details
Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
microsoft
app installer
≤ 1.22.11261.0
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-116
Validating that output matches expected content directly mitigates failures to properly encode or escape data for its destination context.