CVE-2024-42220
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook 16.83.3 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage Outlook's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. A malicious application could inject a library and start the program to trigger this vulnerability and then make use of the vulnerable application's permissions.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.1–9.1
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1882Microsoft Office und Teams: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-08-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Office und Teams auf MacOS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42220cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1972cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Office-for-macOS-five-vulnerabilities-dated-19-08-2024-44979cnnvd
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/outlook/Patchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1972enisa_euvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1972ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1972ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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