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CVE-2024-38084

Microsoft Office

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Microsoft OfficePlus could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. This vulnerability requires an attacker to have valid credentials and be able to execute malicious code on the target system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset office.dll
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: office.dll (DLL)
$Targets = 'office.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Microsoft Office services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Microsoft OfficePlus, requiring patching to prevent potential unauthorized access

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