What is the severity of CVE-2024-42220?

CVE-2024-42220 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for permission bypass.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42220?

To mitigate CVE-2024-42220, ensure that Microsoft Outlook for macOS is updated to the latest version provided by Microsoft.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-42220?

CVE-2024-42220 specifically affects Microsoft Outlook 16.83.3 for macOS.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-42220?

CVE-2024-42220 is classified as a library injection vulnerability.

What are the potential consequences of exploiting CVE-2024-42220?

Exploiting CVE-2024-42220 could allow a malicious application to gain unauthorized access to the privileges of Microsoft Outlook.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-42220

high

7.1

CWE

347

18/12/2024

19/12/2024

CVE-2024-42220

First published: Wed Dec 18 2024(Updated: )

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.

Credit: talos-cna@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Outlook

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-42220?
CVE-2024-42220 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for permission bypass.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42220?
To mitigate CVE-2024-42220, ensure that Microsoft Outlook for macOS is updated to the latest version provided by Microsoft.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-42220?
CVE-2024-42220 specifically affects Microsoft Outlook 16.83.3 for macOS.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-42220?
CVE-2024-42220 is classified as a library injection vulnerability.
What are the potential consequences of exploiting CVE-2024-42220?
Exploiting CVE-2024-42220 could allow a malicious application to gain unauthorized access to the privileges of Microsoft Outlook.

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