Code Injection in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise and Microsoft Office - CVE-2022-22004
Published: February 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60394
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22004
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Microsoft Office ClickToRun. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22004
Install updates from vendor's website.