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CVE-2024-38226

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability — Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows attacker to bypass Office macro policies used to
Published: Sep 10, 2024  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability — Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows attacker to bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Publisher contains a protection mechanism failure that allows attackers to bypass Office macro policies designed to block untrusted or malicious files. This vulnerability enables execution of malicious macros from untrusted sources, potentially leading to system compromise.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي هذه الثغرة على فشل في آلية الحماية في Microsoft Publisher تسمح بتجاوز سياسات وحدات الماكرو. يمكن للمهاجمين استخدام هذا لتنفيذ كود ضار من خلال ملفات Publisher غير الموثوقة. التأثير المحتمل يشمل تنفيذ كود عشوائي والوصول غير المصرح به للأنظمة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

يحتوي Microsoft Publisher على فشل في آلية الحماية يسمح للمهاجمين بتجاوز سياسات وحدات الماكرو في Office المصممة لحظر الملفات غير الموثوقة أو الضارة. تمكن هذه الثغرة من تنفيذ وحدات ماكرو ضارة من مصادر غير موثوقة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 19, 2026 18:47
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking government healthcare telecom energy
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates immediately. Disable macros by default in Publisher and Office applications. Implement application whitelisting policies. Use Group Policy to restrict macro execution. Monitor for suspicious Publisher file activity. Educate users on macro risks.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
طبق تحديثات أمان Microsoft فوراً. عطّل وحدات الماكرو افتراضياً في Publisher وتطبيقات Office. طبّق سياسات القائمة البيضاء للتطبيقات. استخدم Group Policy لتقييد تنفيذ الماكرو. راقب نشاط ملفات Publisher المريب. علّم المستخدمين عن مخاطر الماكرو.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1 5.2 6.1 6.2
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-5 PR.AC-1 PR.AC-3 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 A.6.1.1 A.9.1.1 A.12.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Publisher
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS1.43%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2024-10-01
Published 2024-09-10
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 2
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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