Four vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Office – News

is the security firm Check Point Research (CPR) that discovered vulnerabilities in MSGraph, a component that can be included in Microsoft Office products to display graphs and charts in documents. This means that an attack can be performed in Excel, Word, and Outlook. For example, an attacker could distribute a malicious Excel file. Immediately after opening, the vulnerability is activated and malicious code can run on the local computer.

The good news is that Microsoft has since patched the leaks, right after CPR reported them to Microsoft. But the bad news is that not every Office user installs updates automatically. Do you doubt yourself? You can always click on “Check for updates” via Windows Update. These are updates for CVE-2021-31174, CVE-2021-31178, CVE-2021-31179, and CVE-2021-31939.

is the security firm Check Point Research (CPR) that discovered vulnerabilities in MSGraph, a component that can be included in Microsoft Office products to display graphs and charts in documents. This means that an attack can be performed in Excel, Word, and Outlook. For example, an attacker could distribute a malicious Excel file. Immediately after opening, the vulnerability is activated and malicious code can run on the local computer. The good news is that Microsoft has since closed the vulnerabilities, right after CPR was reported to Microsoft. But the bad news is that not every Office user installs updates automatically. Do you doubt yourself? You can always click on “Check for updates” via Windows Update. These are updates for CVE-2021-31174, CVE-2021-31178, CVE-2021-31179, and CVE-2021-31939.