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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-24462High confidence

Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft · Microsoft Office 2019

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-29344

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

What

Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.
CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Unauthenticated
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20220316Security Bulletin 16 Mar 2022

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 16 Mar 2022, published on 16 March 2022. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-227Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft

022-24452 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24452 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24453 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24453 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24456 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24456 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24457 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24457 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24461 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24461 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24462 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24462 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24463 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24463 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24464 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24464 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24465 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24465 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-24467 du 08 mars 2022 https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24467 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2022-

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-224Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Office

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans Microsoft Office . Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code à distance et un contournement de la fonctionnalité de sécurité.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-001407Microsoft 365 Apps および Office におけるセキュリティ機能を回避される脆弱性

Microsoft 365 Apps および Office には、Microsoft Word に不備があるため、セキュリティ機能を回避される脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-5524MS 3월 보안 위협에 따른 정기 보안 업데이트 권고

취약성 Microsoft Windows Codecs Library CVE-2022-24501 VP9 비디오 확장 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Azure Site Recovery CVE-2022-24471 Azure Site Recovery 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Azure Site Recovery CVE-2022-24470 Azure Site Recovery 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Azure Site Recovery CVE-2022-24469 Azure Site Recovery 권한 상승 취약성 Azure Site Recovery CVE-2022-24468 Azure Site Recovery 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Azure Site Recovery CVE-2022-24467 Azure Site Recovery 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Microsoft Intune CVE-2022-24465 iOS용 Microsoft Intune 포털 보안 기능 우회 취약성 .NET and Visual Studio CVE-2022-24464 .NET 및 Visual Studio 서비스 거부 취약성 Microsoft Exchange Server CVE-2022-24463 Microsoft Exchange Server 스푸핑 취약성 Microsoft Office Word CVE-2022-24462 Microsoft Word 보안 기능 우회 취약성 Microsoft Office Visio CVE-2022-24461 Microsoft Office Visio 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Tablet Windows User Interface CVE-2022-24460 태블릿 Windows 사용자 인터페이스 응용 프로그램 권한 상승 취약성 Windows Fax and Scan Service CVE-2022-24459 Windows 팩스 및 스캔 서비스 권한 상승 취약성 Microsoft Windows Codecs Library CVE-2022-24457 HEIF 이미지 확장 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Microsoft Windows Codecs Library CVE-2022-24456 HEVC 비디오 확장 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Windows CD-ROM Driver CVE-2022-24455 Windows CD-ROM 드라이버 권한 상승 취약성 Windows Security Support Provider Interface CVE-2022-24454 Windows SSPI(보안 지원 공급자 인터페이스) 권한 상승 취약성 Microsoft Windows Codecs Library CVE-2022-24453 HEVC 비디오 확장 원격 코드 실행 취약성 Mic

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
  • Microsoft Office 2019: 19.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise: 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021: 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 9 Mar 2022 · Last source change 8 Jul 2025, 15:31 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-29344
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

View recent updates ↗

No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-29344↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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