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CVE-2024-38152

Windows - OLE

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows OLE, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. This vulnerability can be exploited by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file or by exploiting a vulnerable system through a network connection."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset ole32.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: ole32.dll (DLL)
$Targets = 'ole32.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

System services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest security updates to mitigate Windows OLE remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-38152)

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