CVE-2022-21971
Microsoft Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 8 September 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Windows Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 53.78% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 18 August 2022 · due 8 September 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-824
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows 10 1909 · microsoft/windows 10 20h2 · microsoft/windows 10 21h1 · microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · microsoft/windows 11 21h2 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022 · microsoft/windows server 20h2
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 53.8% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21971; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21971
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21971Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21971Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21971US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.