Is CVE-2022-38048 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-38048 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-38048?

CVE-2022-38048 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-38048?

CVE-2022-38048 has an EPSS score of 1.51% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38048?

Install KB5002279 for Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-38048

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

How to fix

Remediation Available

Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1Microsoft

Install:KB5002279

Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1Microsoft

Install:KB5002279Microsoft

Microsoft Office 2016Microsoft

Install:KB5002026Microsoft

Install:KB5002288Microsoft

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com

Other references1

msrc.microsoft.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-02.