Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Source data

Overview

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Impact & technical details

Remote Code Execution

Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? Yes, the Preview Pane is an attack vector.

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution? This attack requires a user to open a specially crafted file from the attacker to initiate remote code execution.

CVSS base score

8.8 / 10

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Highest base score supplied by MSRC for this record; the vector belongs to that score. Ratings can vary by product. Microsoft Important is displayed as High; Moderate is displayed as Medium.

Affected products

• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
• Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
• Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions

Source guidance

Remediation

• Release Notes

At least one Microsoft vendor-fix reference is available. Check each affected product for its applicable update, prerequisites, and supported version.

Authoritative sources & updates

Findings and update information come from the linked publishers. GTP compiles the public record and provides the recommendation above. CVSS ratings shown here come from Microsoft. NVD references provide additional public context.

• Microsoft Security Response Center (opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft security update · 5002916 (opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)