Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2022 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2022-24462Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 19.0.0 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 16.0.1 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 16.0.1 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

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