Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-41063. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheet Software) (the affected version is unknown). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/08/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-41063. 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.

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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
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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 🔍
11/08/2022 +50 days 🔍
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05/19/2026 +1288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-41063 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41063
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213168

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2022 20:57
Updated: 05/19/2026 22:58
Changes: 11/08/2022 20:57 (30), 11/08/2022 21:00 (23), 12/10/2022 12:46 (2), 12/10/2022 12:52 (11), 05/19/2026 22:58 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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