CVE-2022-44691
Published: 13 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-44691 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 8.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-44691 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office OneNote. It is rated 7.8 under CVSS 3.1 with the vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed to trigger high-severity impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker can exploit the flaw when a user opens a malicious OneNote file on an affected system, enabling arbitrary code execution under the context of the logged-in user.
Microsoft has published mitigation details and security updates through its update guide at the referenced advisory locations.
The associated EPSS score remains flat at a peak and current value of 0.0701.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-47625
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Office OneNote 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.