CVE-2022-21960
Published: 11 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-21960 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 6.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 19.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-21960 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) component. It was published in January 2022 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.8 with an attack vector requiring physical access.
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable system can exploit the flaw without authentication or user interaction to achieve code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Microsoft has published official guidance and patches for the issue through its Security Response Center at the referenced URLs.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline after disclosure to a peak of 0.0625 in January 2025 before receding to its current value of 0.0142, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27115
Vulnerability details
Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) 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.