Spoofing attack in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft Office - CVE-2022-44713
Published: December 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70188
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44713
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in the Microsoft Outlook for Mac. A remote attacker can cause a user to mistakenly trust a signed email message as if it came from a legitimate user.
Affected software
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2022-44713
Install updates from vendor's website.