Microsoft Office up to LTSC 2021 Excel Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Office up to LTSC 2021. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Excel. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-21841. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office up to LTSC 2021 (Office Suite Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Excel. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/11/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-21841. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/14/2021 🔍
01/11/2022 +28 days 🔍
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05/19/2026 +1589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190058

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2022 21:05
Updated: 05/19/2026 20:57
Changes: 01/11/2022 21:05 (30), 01/11/2022 21:08 (24), 01/14/2022 08:35 (2), 01/14/2022 08:37 (11), 11/15/2024 00:57 (23), 05/02/2025 07:08 (3), 05/19/2026 20:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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