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CVE-2024-38178

CVE-2024-38178 is a high 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.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEV

9.8

CVSS

71%

EPSS, 30 days

High

Severity

Yes

Exploited in the wild

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild. EPSS exploit probability 71%. CVSS 9.8 (High).

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.

Senserva Watchevery change we have recorded for this one

What changed, and when

2024-08-13 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-08-07 CVSS 7.5 to 0.0

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

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

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- CVE-2024-38178: High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 71%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): YES
- Fixed by: KB5041160, KB5041571, KB5041573, KB5041578, KB5041580, KB5041585, KB5041592, KB5041770, KB5041773, KB5041782, KB5041828
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Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

Fixed by KB5041160 and 10 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.

Do this now: Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

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.

KB5041160 KB5041571 KB5041573 KB5041578 KB5041580 KB5041585 KB5041592 KB5041770 KB5041773 KB5041782 KB5041828

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CVE-2024-38178

Risk summary

Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-38178

Scope and sources