CVE-2022-22004

Local code execution requiring user interaction

Published Feb 9, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025

Remote code execution in Microsoft Office Click-to-Run allows local users to execute code after required user interaction. Microsoft has not published the affected Click-to-Run component or the unsafe operation that processes attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; successful exploitation runs code with the affected user's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability2.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft Office Click-to-Run allows local users to execute code after required user interaction. Microsoft has not published the affected Click-to-Run component or the unsafe operation that processes attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; successful exploitation runs code with the affected user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22004
Published
Feb 9, 2022
Updated
Jan 2, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Office 2013
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=15.0.0.0 <15.0.5415.xxxxxx

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Office 2013version=15.0.0.0 <15.0.5415.xxxxxx
Microsoft · Microsoft 365 Apps for enterpriseversion=16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Published CVSS scores

7.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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