CVE-2022-22013
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-22013 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-22013 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a network-accessible flaw that requires only low privileges and no user interaction.
An authenticated attacker positioned on the network can exploit the issue to achieve arbitrary code execution on the target system, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Microsoft has published official guidance and remediation details for the vulnerability in its security advisories at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22013 and https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-22013. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1566 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27167
Vulnerability details
Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) 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.