Microsoft Word up to 2021 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Word 365 Apps for Enterprise/2013 RT SP1/2013 SP1/2019/2021. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-41061. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Word 365 Apps for Enterprise/2013 RT SP1/2013 SP1/2019/2021 (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/08/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-41061. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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-2022-44306). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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

09/19/2022 🔍
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07/28/2026 +1358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-41061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213133
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2022 20:30
Updated: 07/28/2026 16:16
Changes: 11/08/2022 20:30 (30), 11/08/2022 20:34 (23), 12/10/2022 07:57 (2), 12/10/2022 08:04 (11), 03/01/2025 02:39 (15), 05/19/2026 21:42 (1), 07/28/2026 16:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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