CVE-2022-21840
8.8 HIGHMicrosoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published: 2022-01-11 · Last updated: 2026-05-19
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | excel, office, office_long_term_servicing_channel |
Description
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Source: NVD
References
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