Microsoft Office 365 Apps for Enterprise/2016/2019/LTSC 2021 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Office 365 Apps for Enterprise/2016/2019/LTSC 2021. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-38048. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Office 365 Apps for Enterprise/2016/2019/LTSC 2021 (Office Suite Software). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/11/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-38048. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-40654). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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

08/08/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 +64 days 🔍
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06/21/2026 +1349 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-38048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210476
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2022 20:22
Updated: 06/21/2026 20:03
Changes: 10/11/2022 20:22 (30), 10/11/2022 20:26 (23), 11/05/2022 14:29 (2), 11/05/2022 14:30 (11), 06/21/2026 20:03 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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