CVE-2024-38226CISA KEV

Microsoft Publisher Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability

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

Product: Publisher
Added to KEV: 10 Sep 2024
Federal remediation due: 1 Oct 2024
Known ransomware use: Not reported

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23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevIncomplete → Current
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Microsoft Office 2019

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

Shown as published. These rules are not interpreted as NuGet package version ranges.

{
                    "vendor": "Microsoft",
                    "product": "Microsoft Office 2019",
                    "platforms": [
                        "32-bit Systems",
                        "x64-based Systems"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "19.0.0",
                            "lessThan": "https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases",
                            "versionType": "custom",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ]
                }

Microsoft Office LTSC 2021

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

Shown as published. These rules are not interpreted as NuGet package version ranges.

{
                    "vendor": "Microsoft",
                    "product": "Microsoft Office LTSC 2021",
                    "platforms": [
                        "32-bit Systems",
                        "x64-based Systems"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "16.0.1",
                            "lessThan": "https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases",
                            "versionType": "custom",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ]
                }

Microsoft Publisher 2016

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

Shown as published. These rules are not interpreted as NuGet package version ranges.

{
                    "vendor": "Microsoft",
                    "product": "Microsoft Publisher 2016",
                    "platforms": [
                        "32-bit Systems",
                        "x64-based Systems"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "16.0.0",
                            "lessThan": "16.0.5465.1001",
                            "versionType": "custom",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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