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CVE-2022-22004: Microsoft Office ClickToRun Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Microsoft Office ClickToRun Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft 365 Apps: all versions
• Microsoft Office: 2013
• Microsoft 365 Apps: from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Office 2013 Click-to-Run (C2R): from 15.0.0.0 before 15.0.5415.xxxxxx — fixed in 15.0.5415.xxxxxx

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft 365 Apps https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Office 2013 Click-to-Run (C2R) 15.0.5415.xxxxxx. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22004
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22004

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