Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU62984

Input validation error in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Web Apps Server - CVE-2022-29110

Published: May 10, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62984

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29110

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Microsoft Excel. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Affected software

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server

How to mitigate CVE-2022-29110

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-29110

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