CVE-2022-21878
Published: 11 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-21878 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw in the Windows Geolocation Service, assigned CVE-2022-21878 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8. It affects the geolocation component in Windows and was publicly disclosed on January 11, 2022.
An attacker can exploit the issue locally without privileges or authentication, provided the victim performs some user interaction. Successful exploitation grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system, enabling arbitrary code execution.
Microsoft security advisories for CVE-2022-21878, available at the listed MSRC URLs, detail the official patches and guidance for remediation.
The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1804 on January 22, 2025 before receding to the current value of 0.0431, indicating that exploitation interest increased well after initial disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27034
Vulnerability details
Windows Geolocation Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.