CVE-2024-43463: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43463) involves a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) in Microsoft Office Visio component of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, but it impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. The affected versions explicitly include =19.0.0 and =16.0.1.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and local access but does not require privileges. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Microsoft manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service, and users should apply the provided updates as per the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43463. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2024-43463: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43463) involves a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) in Microsoft Office Visio component of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, but it impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. The affected versions explicitly include =19.0.0 and =16.0.1.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and local access but does not require privileges. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Microsoft manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service, and users should apply the provided updates as per the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43463. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.516Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43463","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6cd8b7ef31ef0b569827
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:42:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:55:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 96
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