High Threat Security Alert (A24-05-09): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (May 2024)


 

Published on: 16 May 2024

  
  

Description:

Microsoft has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities which affect several Microsoft products or components. The list of security updates can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2024-May

Reports indicated that the vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-30040 and CVE-2024-30051) in Microsoft Windows and Server are being exploited in the wild. System administrators and users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Microsoft Windows 10, 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2022, 23H2 Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2019, LTSC 2021, LTSC for Mac 2021
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
  • Microsoft Excel 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019, Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022
  • .NET 7.0, 8.0
  • Azure Migrate
  • Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
  • Microsoft Bing Search for iOS
  • Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management for Android
  • Office Online Server
  • PowerBI-client JS SDK

 

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, elevation of privilege, information disclosure, security restriction bypass, spoofing or tampering on an affected system.

 

Recommendation:

Patches for affected systems are available from the Windows Update / Microsoft Update Catalog. System administrators and users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

 

More Information:

  • https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2024-May
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-monthly-security-update-may-2024-_20240516
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26238
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-29994
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-29996 (to CVE-2024-30012)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-30014 (to CVE-2024-30025)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-30027 (to CVE-2024-30051)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-30053 (to CVE-2024-30055)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-30059


Tag: Microsoft , Windows , Windows Server , Microsoft Office , Microsoft 365 Apps , Excel , SharePoint , Visual Studio , .NET , Microsoft Azure Dynamics 365 , Microsoft Bing , Microsoft Intune , Office Online Server , Microsoft Power BI
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