Privilege elevation for physically proximate low-privilege attackers
Published Dec 13, 2022 · Updated Jul 22, 2025
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Outlook for Android allows physically proximate attackers with low privileges to gain elevated privileges. Microsoft has not published the affected component, vulnerable operation, or attacker-controlled input used by the physical attack. Exploitation requires physical proximity, existing low privileges, and a complex attack; the resulting privilege level is undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Outlook for Android allows physically proximate attackers with low privileges to gain elevated privileges. Microsoft has not published the affected component, vulnerable operation, or attacker-controlled input used by the physical attack. Exploitation requires physical proximity, existing low privileges, and a complex attack; the resulting privilege level is undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-24480
- Published
- Dec 13, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Outlook for Android
- Classifications
- T1404
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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