CVE-2022-29107: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft 365 Apps: all versions
Microsoft Office: 2019
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021: 2021
Microsoft Publisher: 2016
Microsoft Word for Android: 2013-sp1, 2016
Microsoft 365 Apps: from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021: from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1: from 15.0.0 before 15.0.5449.1000 — fixed in 15.0.5449.1000
Microsoft Publisher 2016: from 16.0.0 before 16.0.5317.1000 — fixed in 16.0.5317.1000
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1: from 15.0.1 before 15.0.5449.1000 — fixed in 15.0.5449.1000
Microsoft Word 2016: from 16.0.1 before 16.0.5317.1000 — fixed in 16.0.5317.1000
Microsoft Office: from 19.0.0 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft 365 Apps https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1 15.0.5449.1000; Microsoft Publisher 2016 16.0.5317.1000; Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 15.0.5449.1000; Microsoft Word 2016 16.0.5317.1000; Microsoft Office https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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