Input validation error in Microsoft products - CVE-2022-29109
Published: May 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62985
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29109
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office LTSC
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office
Office Online Server
Microsoft Office LTSC
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office
Office Online Server
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29109
Install updates from vendor's website.