Critical severity · published Dec 18, 2024
CVE-2024-42220
A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook 16.83.3 for macOS
9.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OU
Outlook · Microsoft
16.83.3 for macOS · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42220
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42220
Exploit
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1972
Exploit
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1972
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