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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-23252
CVE-2022-23252:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2022-23252) was disclosed on January 15, 2022, affecting various versions of Microsoft Office 2016, including Office Standard, Professional, Professional Plus, Home and Business, and Home and Student editions (Microsoft Support).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 2.0 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating a low severity level with local access required for exploitation (Rapid7).
Impact
This vulnerability could potentially lead to information disclosure in affected Microsoft Office installations (MITRE CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released security update KB3118335 on February 8, 2022, to address this vulnerability. The update is available through Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog, and as standalone packages for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2016. Note that this update applies only to Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based editions of Office 2016 and not to Click-to-Run editions such as Microsoft Office 365 Home (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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