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CVE-2024-49142

Microsoft Access

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

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

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset msaccess.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\MSACCESS.EXE
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: msaccess.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'msaccess.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 Access service affected

Internal Work Notes

Urgent patch required for Microsoft Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49142)

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