PT-2022-3305

CVE-2022-30173

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Published

2022-06-14

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Updated

2025-11-29

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CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Office Web Apps Server (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Web Apps Server, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted malicious file. This can allow an attacker to run code remotely.
Recommendations For Microsoft Excel, consider disabling the execution of external files until a patch is available. For Microsoft Office Web Apps Server, restrict access to untrusted files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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