CVE-2022-21971

Microsoft Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Una Vulnerabilidad de Ejecución de Código Remota en Windows Runtime

Microsoft Windows Runtime contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-12-16 CVE Reserved
2022-02-09 CVE Published
2022-02-26 First Exploit
2022-08-18 Exploited in Wild
2022-09-08 KEV Due Date
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-11-20 EPSS Updated

CWE

CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/0vercl0k/CVE-2022-21971	2022-02-26
https://github.com/Malwareman007/CVE-2022-21971	2022-10-07
https://github.com/tufanturhan/CVE-2022-21971-Windows-Runtime-RCE	2022-02-26

URL	Date	SRC
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21971	2024-06-28

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1809 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1809"				< 10.0.17763.2565 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1809" and version " < 10.0.17763.2565"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 1909 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1909"				< 10.0.18363.2094 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1909" and version " < 10.0.18363.2094"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 20h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 20h2"				< 10.0.19042.1526 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 20h2" and version " < 10.0.19042.1526"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 21h1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h1"				< 10.0.19043.1526 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h1" and version " < 10.0.19043.1526"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 21h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h2"				< 10.0.19044.1526 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h2" and version " < 10.0.19044.1526"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 11 21h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 21h2"				< 10.0.22000.493 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 21h2" and version " < 10.0.22000.493"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019"				< 10.0.17763.2565 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019" and version " < 10.0.17763.2565"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022"				< 10.0.20348.524 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022" and version " < 10.0.20348.524"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 20h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 20h2"				< 10.0.19042.1526 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 20h2" and version " < 10.0.19042.1526"		-		Affected