Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- CVSS
- 7.5
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 41.4%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-08-13. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2024-09-03.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.