Patch tracker / CVE reference / CVE-2024-38112
CVE-2024-38112
High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 7.5. Fixed by 1 Microsoft security update.
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CVE-2024-38112 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it in the wild, which makes it a fix-first item. 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
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-38112
MSHTML is the legacy Internet Explorer rendering engine that still ships inside every supported Windows build, so this spoofing flaw affects machines even where nobody uses IE. The 84 percent EPSS score and its July 2024 KEV listing show attackers found it well worth weaponizing, typically by luring a user into opening crafted content that invokes the old engine. High impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability makes this more dangerous than the word spoofing suggests.
Do this: Confirm the July 2024 Windows updates are deployed fleet-wide, since no endpoint is exempt just because Internet Explorer is disabled.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-38112
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild. EPSS exploit probability 84%. CVSS 7.5 (High).
This CVE is among the top 5% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability, and one of 2 actively-exploited CVEs in July 2024.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38112
Treat as urgent: it is being exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), so patch ahead of items that are not. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5040426 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-2024-38112. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2024-38112
Is CVE-2024-38112 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-38112 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Its EPSS exploit probability is 84%.
What patch fixes CVE-2024-38112?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2024-38112 in KB5040426. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-38112?
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-38112?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-38112's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed three times a day (5 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7 PM US Central).
Authoritative references
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