CVE-2022-38001
Published: 11 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-38001 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Microsoft Office is affected by a spoofing vulnerability, CVE-2022-38001, that carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5. The flaw permits an attacker to present falsified content or identity information to a victim user through the application.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by delivering a malicious document or link that requires user interaction to open. Successful exploitation results in high-impact disclosure of confidential information while leaving integrity and availability unaffected.
Microsoft has published remediation guidance through its Security Response Center at the referenced advisories. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1109 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40608
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.