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High Threat Security Alert (A22-05-05): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (May 2022)


 

Published on: 11 May 2022

  
  

Description:

Microsoft has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities which affect several Microsoft products or components. The list of security updates can be found at:

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2022-May

Reports indicated that a spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2022-26925) in Microsoft Windows and Server is being actively exploited in the wild and the technical details of another denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2022-22713) in Microsoft Windows and Server was publicly disclosed. In addition, multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-21972, CVE-2022-22017, CVE-2022-23270, CVE-2022-26923, CVE-2022-26931 and CVE-2022-26937) are also at a high risk of exploitation. System administrators are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1, RT 8.1, 10, 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 20H2
  • Microsoft Office 2019, LTSC 2021
  • Microsoft Office Online Server
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013
  • Microsoft Excel 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
  • Microsoft Word 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, 2019
  • Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013
  • Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019, Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022
  • .NET 5.0, 6.0
  • .NET Core 3.1
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8
  • Microsoft Publisher 2013, 2016
  • Remote Desktop client for Windows Desktop
  • Visual Studio Code

 

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful attack could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, elevation of privilege, information disclosure, security feature bypass and spoofing.

 

Recommendation:

Patches for affected products are available from the Windows Update / Microsoft Update Catalog. Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

 

More Information:

  • https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2022-May
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-monthly-security-update-may-2022
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21972
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21978
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22011 (to CVE-2022-22017)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22019
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22713
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23267
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23270
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23279
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24466
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26913
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26923
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26925 (to CVE-2022-26927)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26930 (to CVE-2022-26940)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29102 (to CVE-2022-29110)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29112 (to CVE-2022-29117)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29120 (to CVE-2022-29123)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29125 (to CVE-2022-29135)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29137 (to CVE-2022-29142)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29145
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29148
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29150
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-29151
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-30129
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-30130

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