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CVE-2024-38178

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remo
Published: Aug 13, 2024  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a critical memory corruption vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote code execution through specially crafted URLs. This vulnerability affects Windows systems and poses severe risk to organizations relying on Windows infrastructure.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تتعلق هذه الثغرة بمحرك البرامج النصية في Windows والذي يعالج البيانات بشكل غير آمن مما يؤدي إلى تلف الذاكرة. يمكن لمهاجم غير مصرح بالوصول استغلال هذه الثغرة بسهولة عبر إرسال عنوان URL معد خصيصاً لضحيته. يؤدي الاستغلال الناجح إلى تنفيذ أكواد عشوائية بصلاحيات النظام.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

محرك البرامج النصية في Windows يحتوي على ثغرة حرجة في الذاكرة تسمح بتنفيذ أكواد بعيدة دون مصادقة عبر عناوين URL معدة خصيصاً. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على أنظمة Windows وتشكل خطراً شديداً على المنظمات التي تعتمد على بنية Windows.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 19, 2026 15:23
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking government telecom healthcare energy
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security patches immediately. Disable Windows Scripting Engine if not required. Implement URL filtering and web content filtering. Restrict user access to untrusted websites. Deploy endpoint protection and keep antivirus signatures updated. Monitor for suspicious script execution activities.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تصحيحات الأمان من Microsoft فوراً. تعطيل محرك البرامج النصية إذا لم يكن مطلوباً. تطبيق تصفية عناوين URL وتصفية محتوى الويب. تقييد وصول المستخدمين إلى المواقع غير الموثوقة. نشر حماية نقاط النهاية وتحديث توقيعات مكافحة الفيروسات. مراقبة أنشطة تنفيذ البرامج النصية المريبة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.2
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-1 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-7 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Windows
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS26.85%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2024-09-03
Published 2024-08-13
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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