CVE-2022-44696
📛 CVE Title
Microsoft Office: CVE-2022-44696: Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Overview
- State
- —
- Assigner (CNA)
- —
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.0 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Effective score
- 5.0 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- MSRC score
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH MS rating: Important · Remote Code Execution
- CWE(s)
- —
- Reserved
- —
- Published
- 2022-12-13 00:00 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-02-21 01:44 UTC
- Source
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/microsoft-office-cve-2022-44696/
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2022-12-13 19:15:14 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 05:08:47 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: secure@microsoft.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0082 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 53.55% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 18:00 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2022-47630 - Assigner
- microsoft
- Published
- Dec 13, 2022, 12:00:00 AM
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2025, 8:32:52 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
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7.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.8200
- Vendors
- Microsoft
- Products
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Microsoft Office 2019 (19.0.0 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases)Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise (16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases)Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 (16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases)
- Aliases
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GHSA-6mqg-h2c7-mprv
ENISA description: Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
EUVD references (1)
Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC
Microsoft's vendor-authoritative record from the Security Update Guide — its own CVSS score, impact, severity rating, exploit assessment, and KB-article fixes. Refreshed 2026-08-11 01:48 UTC (source: CVRF).
- MS severity
- Important
- Impact
- Remote Code Execution
- MS CVSS base score
- 7.8 / 10 (temporal 6.8)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Exploit assessment
- Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;DOS:N/A
- Release
- 2022-Dec
Microsoft remediations / KB articles (2)
- Click to Run — Vendor Fix / Security Update (fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates — None Available / Click to Run
Microsoft FAQ (2)
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?
The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. The vulnerable endpoint is only available over the local VM interface as all external communication is blocked. This means an attacker needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
A user would need to be tricked into opening a malicious file in Visio.
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (6) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x64:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x86:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
Web references (4)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- None Available msrc
- MSRC update guide: CVE-2022-44696 msrc
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-44696 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44696 rapid7:www.cve.org
NVD-tagged references (2)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44696 secure@microsoft.com
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44696 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Remediations (1)
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rapid7
office-click-to-run-upgrade-latest
2026-05-28 22:46 UTC
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