Patch tracker / CVE reference / CVE-2024-49031
CVE-2024-49031
CVE-2024-49031 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.
The Office graphics stack, which parses embedded images and drawing objects across every Office application, is this flaw's home rather than a single app. Office LTSC for Mac 2024 and Office 2019 are affected at High Severity (CVSS 7.8) with a 1 percent EPSS score. Graphics parsing bugs can fire from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or an Outlook preview alike.
Do this: Prioritize the Office update on machines where Outlook preview panes render incoming attachments automatically.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-49031
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5002642 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-2024-49031. 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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