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CVE-2024-38178
CVE-2024-38178 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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 one of the 11 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8. Fixed by 11 Microsoft security updates.
Risk summary
Updated July 24, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-38178
Critical at CVSS 9.8 with a 71% EPSS score, this scripting engine memory corruption bug was exploited in the wild and KEV-listed on 2024-08-13. Affected platforms run from Windows 11 24H2 back to Windows 10 1809; the aging script engines remain reachable on all of them for compatibility reasons.
Do this: Confirm the August 2024 updates deployed fleet-wide and restrict legacy script engine use through policy.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-38178
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-38178
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 71%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability, and one of 6 actively-exploited CVEs in August 2024.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38178
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 updates KB5041160, KB5041571, KB5041573, KB5041578, KB5041580, KB5041585, KB5041592, KB5041770, KB5041773, KB5041782, KB5041828 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2024-38178. 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.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2024-38178
Is CVE-2024-38178 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-38178 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Its EPSS exploit probability is 71%.
What patch fixes CVE-2024-38178?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2024-38178 in KB5041160, KB5041571, KB5041573, KB5041578, KB5041580, KB5041585, KB5041592, KB5041770, KB5041773, KB5041782, KB5041828. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-38178?
Azure Linux 3.0 ARM, Azure Linux 3.0 x64, CBL Mariner 1.0 ARM, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, and 1 more.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-38178?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-38178'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).
Fixed by the same updates
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Authoritative references
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