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CVE-2022-41105:
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Overview
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2022-41105) was disclosed in November 2022 as part of Microsoft's monthly security updates. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Office products and was rated as Important severity (Microsoft Patch Tuesday).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified with an Important severity rating. It was addressed in Microsoft's November 2022 security updates alongside other Microsoft Office vulnerabilities. The update was distributed through various Knowledge Base (KB) articles including KB5002217, KB5002261, KB5002223, KB5002276, KB5002275, KB5002253, KB3191875, and KB3191869 (Qualys Research).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to information disclosure in Microsoft Excel, potentially exposing sensitive data to unauthorized parties (Microsoft Patch Tuesday).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the relevant security updates through the Knowledge Base (KB) articles mentioned in the technical details (Microsoft Patch Tuesday).
Additional resources
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