CVE-2022-44692

User-assisted arbitrary code execution

Published Dec 13, 2022 · Updated Jul 22, 2025

Remote code execution in Microsoft Office Graphics allows local users to run arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted file. Microsoft has not published the faulty graphics-processing operation or the crafted input properties that trigger it. Exploitation requires user interaction, and successful code runs in the user's security context, allowing data access or modification within that account.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft Office Graphics allows local users to run arbitrary code when a user opens a crafted file. Microsoft has not published the faulty graphics-processing operation or the crafted input properties that trigger it. Exploitation requires user interaction, and successful code runs in the user's security context, allowing data access or modification within that account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-44692
Published
Dec 13, 2022
Updated
Jul 22, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
Classifications
T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 22, 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=16.0.1 <16.68.22121100

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021version=16.0.1 <16.68.22121100
Microsoft · Microsoft Office 2019 for Macversion=16.0.0 <16.68.22121100
Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2021version=16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
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

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.002Malicious File

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