Patch tracker / CVE reference / CVE-2024-38016
CVE-2024-38016
CVE-2024-38016 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy the update below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability <1%. CVSS 7.8 (High).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
This Visio remote code execution flaw touches a broader Office spread than most: Office LTSC 2021, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, and Office 2019. High Severity (CVSS 7.8), 1 percent EPSS, exploitation via a crafted diagram file. LTSC editions in operational or regulated environments often trail on updates, making them the likely stragglers.
Do this: Check Office LTSC 2021 installs in isolated or regulated networks for this update, since they miss cloud-driven update rings.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38016
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5002634 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security update below to fix CVE-2024-38016. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same update
- Authoritative references
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