CVE-2022-38049
Published: 11 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-38049 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-38049 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the graphics component of Microsoft Office. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 with the vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H and is tracked under NVD-CWE-noinfo.
An unauthenticated local attacker can exploit the flaw by supplying a malicious file that a user must open, resulting in arbitrary code execution that fully compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
Microsoft has published security guidance and patches for the issue through its update channels referenced at msrc.microsoft.com. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0794 with no material post-disclosure rise.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40655
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution 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.