CVE-2024-38176

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—

8.1

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GroupMe allows a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS v3: 8.1
EG Score: 8.1(medium)
EPSS: 87.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 23, 2024

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38176
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38176

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-38176(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

CVE-2024-38176
Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Critical
GroupMe Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-38176?

CVE-2024-38176 is a high vulnerability published on July 23, 2024. An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GroupMe allows a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

When was CVE-2024-38176 disclosed?

CVE-2024-38176 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 23, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-38176 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38176 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 87.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38176?

CVE-2024-38176 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-38176?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38176, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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