CVE-2024-30104

Code execution via improper link resolution

Published Jun 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

Link-following in Microsoft Office 2016, 2019, LTSC 2021, and Microsoft 365 Apps allows attackers to execute code locally. Microsoft identifies improper link resolution before file access but has not published the affected component, file format, or code path that follows the attacker-controlled link. Exploitation requires local attack conditions and user interaction, and successful exploitation executes code with the affected user's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Link-following in Microsoft Office 2016, 2019, LTSC 2021, and Microsoft 365 Apps allows attackers to execute code locally. Microsoft identifies improper link resolution before file access but has not published the affected component, file format, or code path that follows the attacker-controlled link. Exploitation requires local attack conditions and user interaction, and successful exploitation executes code with the affected user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-30104
Published
Jun 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Office 2016
Classifications
CWE-59, T1204.002, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=16.0.0 <16.0.5452.1000

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Office 2016version=16.0.0 <16.0.5452.1000
Microsoft · Microsoft Office 2019version=19.0.0 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2021version=16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft · Microsoft 365 Apps for enterpriseversion=16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Published CVSS scores

7.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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