CVE-2022-41106 | Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2022-11-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-41106 is rated Moderate Risk (58.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.22%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-41106

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 17.55% 2.22% -15.33%
2 2026-05-05 16.84% 17.55% +0.72%
3 2026-01-21 — 16.84% —

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-41106

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-41106

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-41106

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft 365_apps — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_long_term_servicing_channel 2021 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_online_server — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_web_apps_server 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-41106

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