CVE-2022-21842

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

2.27% (83rd) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

12 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · msrc_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016msrc_csaf
16.0.5266.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002113
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002113
FixedMicrosoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5266.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5002057
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5002057
FixedMicrosoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5266.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5002057
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5002057

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-94US

affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 201616.0.0 → 16.0.5266.1000enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Word 201616.0.1 → 16.0.5266.1000enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Word 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016all versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016< 16.0.5266.1000msrc_csafUS
Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)all versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)< 16.0.5266.1000msrc_csafUS
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)all versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)< 16.0.5266.1000msrc_csafUS
microsoft sharepoint enterprise server= 2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word= 2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

msrc_CVE-2022-21842Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2022-01-11csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu msrc_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-01-11modified 2026-06-17

references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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