CVE-2024-27674
Macro Expert through 4.9.4 allows BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(M) access to the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%...
Macro Expert through 4.9.4 allows BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(M) access to the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GrassSoft\Macro Expert" folder and thus an unprivileged user can escalate to SYSTEM by replacing the MacroService.exe binary.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Macro Expert through 4.9.4 allows BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(M) access to the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GrassSoft\Macro Expert" folder and thus an unprivileged user can escalate to SYSTEM by replacing the MacroService.exe binary.
- Record
CVE-2024-27674- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-24868
Macro Expert through 4.9.4 allows BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(M) access to the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GrassSoft\Macro Expert" folder and thus an unprivileged user can escalate to SYSTEM by replacing the MacroService.exe binary.
- Record
EUVD-2024-24868- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f636-m6gc-99ch
Macro Expert through 4.9.4 allows BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(M) access to the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%...
Macro Expert through 4.9.4 allows BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(M) access to the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GrassSoft\Macro Expert" folder and thus an unprivileged user can escalate to SYSTEM by replacing the MacroService.exe binary.
- Record
GHSA-f636-m6gc-99ch- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-277
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Macro Expert through 4.9.4 allows BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(M) access to the "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\GrassSoft\Macro Expert" folder and thus an unprivileged user can escalate to SYSTEM by replacing the MacroService.exe binary.
- Record
CVE-2024-27674- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Alaatk/CVE-2024-27674 | 2024-04-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-27674 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Macro-expert Macro Expert, published April 3, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.