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CVE-2024-38189

Exploited

Microsoft Project

Microsoft CVSS 8.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. This vulnerability is considered critical and should be patched as soon as possible to prevent potential exploitation."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset winproj.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\winproj.exe
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: winproj.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'winproj.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$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 Project service affected

Internal Work Notes

Urgent patch required for Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38189)

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